Same thing with the Scarlett Letter, Hester changed the meaning of her letter, but she still committed a crime and she had to gain their respect. Most people would just live with the crime, which is how it should have been. The scaffold was sued to release their sin, and also allows people to judge you for your crime. When someone stands on that scaffold, their giving people a chance to tell them what they did wrong and shame them for what they did. All three symbols have different sides and it is their choice to decide what they want to make out of
Same thing with the Scarlett Letter, Hester changed the meaning of her letter, but she still committed a crime and she had to gain their respect. Most people would just live with the crime, which is how it should have been. The scaffold was sued to release their sin, and also allows people to judge you for your crime. When someone stands on that scaffold, their giving people a chance to tell them what they did wrong and shame them for what they did. All three symbols have different sides and it is their choice to decide what they want to make out of