Over the seven years of her punishment, Hester's inner struggle changes from a victim of Puritan branding to a decisive woman in tune with human nature. What's your main goal? Darkness is always associated with Chillingworth. The Puritan village with its marketplace and scaffold is a place of rigid rules, concern with sin and punishment, and self-examination. He condemns Hester for adultery while being her lover. What best describes you?
He could have chosen many routes, but he chooses revenge. Eventually […]. He used The Scarlet Letter to address issues of the time that he found unacceptable: the treatment of women, slavery, the indifference to poverty, and his feelings about the church. Be true! Hawthorne also introduces puritan ideals, and the creation of a prison almost immediately plays into the puritan ideal…. Hester Prynne, the main character […].
