The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne depicts Hester Prynne’s struggles for love through a life of degradation in Puritan society after she commits adultery. The Puritan majority faithfully obey God, castigating Hester’s misbehaviors based on their ideology of life. However, Hester possesses a more realistic approach to her understanding of love: she not only helps Dimmesdale escape from Chillingworth’s scrutinizing of the former’s guilt but also devotes her life to supporting the poor. On the one hand, Hester’s infamy of adultery spreads over the town; on the other hand, she becomes the person to keep the community out of trouble. Throughout the book, while the Puritan society is created based on their spiritual beliefs, Hester grounds
