Response To Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter'

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My Scarlet Letter Everybody has the tendency to be nice. Some people are just too rude. We see people who have one side of them, helping the elderly walk across the street, or help them with their groceries. Like me, some people are just too nice to others. I am the type of person who wants to please people. My letter is P. I am a people pleaser. Like in the scarlet letter, the women who had committed adultery had to wear the letter A. The woman was Hester Prynne. She wore the scarlet letter over her clothing above her breast. However it is not a crime for being too pleasant for others. Being nice is something that is passed on to everyone. I am the type of person who wants to help others. I want to see people untroubled whenever I can!

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