Hawthorne presents readers with Hester Prynne, a beautiful young woman, who tragically marries a horrid older man. Her husband upon noticing her lack of enthusiasm sends her to the new world ahead of him; under the guise of preparing a house for them. He tells her that he will come to her side once he has gotten everything in order. He never seems to reach her and she grows weary of waiting. It is expected of her that she remain faithful to him till her dying breath. But she is a young woman after all, and she does not. She becomes pregnant in her husband’s absence. This is her greatest sin, but her daughter, Pearl, will be her greatest redemption. Hester is made to stand upon a platform in front of the town to accept her fate. She stands
