Hester Prynne Left The Community In The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne

A new life If you were rejected in your own community, if your old friends now shunned you, if you were ashamed to walk down the street, would you stay, and let yourself and your child live a life of shame and scorn? Everyone agrees that this is the life Hester Prynne was forced to lead. Some say that Hester should have stayed in the community, while others say the opposite. Hester should have left the community for these three reasons. Her life would be better, her work would be appreciated, and her shame would be eliminated. The first reason Hester should have left the community, is that her life would be better. At that point, she had no friends. All her old acquaintances were now too embarrassed to talk to her. She had a child, but had never parented before, and would have been glad for some advice. Hester was utterly alone, even though she was surrounded by people. If she left, she would be able to remove the scarlet letter on her dress that had caused her so much pain. No one would know or care about her past, and she would be able to live a normal life. Little Pearl, her child, would be able to grow up a normal girl without the shame of her …show more content…
Hester was a talented seamstress. Her skill with the needle was enough to make any housewife green. She proudly showed it within the intricate needlework surrounding the scarlet letter on her dress, even though the same letter represented her guilt. Her skill was nothing however, when nobody would buy her work because of that letter. For this reason, Hester wasted her skills making coarse, plain, but warm garments for the poor beggars, who didn’t even thank her. If she left the community, people would recognize her skill, and purchase her work. She would make more money, and be able to buy more quality materials. In the big cities, she might even advertise, and start a business. Her work would finally be