How Is Hester Prynne Stay Strong

Stay strong in your beliefs, do not judge what you do not know, and do not let others get you down because they do not know you. These thoughts all help describe how strong Hester Prynne had to be. The protagonist of Nathaniel Hawthorne's “The Scarlet Letter” is Hester Prynne. She is a very dynamic character. Hester has many trials and tribulations throughout this story. She is a very strong and independent woman. She is described as being very feministic. Hester is a survivor and independent, she is also extremely compassionate and honest with her thoughts and beliefs. Hester has been pushed out and shunned by the Puritans, she must stand on her own in order to overcome what society and people think of her. Most would think of this …show more content…
It is most obvious, though when dealing with the men in her life, first her husband that has passed away, then her lover that got her pregnant and continued to pretend that he did no such thing. There are multiple times that Dimmesdale tells Hester about how much strength she has. At one point Dimmesdale says that he wishes he had her strength so that he could admit the things he had done wrong. Yet he cannot bring himself to disappoint so many for his sins. Hester tells herself that she must stay strong, even with the burdens of her sins. Hester says she must, “Sustain and carry her burden forward by the ordinary resources of her nature, or sink with it.” Hester is very honest, she knows that she has sinned and she openly admits to it. Hester only tells one lie throughout the story. When she confesses to this lie, it is after she is taken off of the stands when she is in private with the minister. She withholds the fact that Dimmesdale is the father. She does state as she talks about her husband, “I felt no love. nor feigned any.” By keeping the identity of her child’s father secret, she holds on to her own sanity. Unfortunately, Dimmesdale is going crazy with the guilt he feels for Hester’s public …show more content…
She has admitted her sins long ago and does not see the point on dwelling in the past. Although the town still looks down on her, Hester keeps her head up, raises her daughter, and does the best she can to get along. Hester showed her strength throughout the story in many ways, the best way being that she raised and supported her daughter by herself. Hester is widely known for her honesty, strength, and compassion. Through all of her struggles, though, Hester only grew in strength and found peace from her actions. She became a widely known figure through Boston, for she did not let her punishment and actions defy her life. She moved through each day only becoming stronger and a better