Evolution is part of the feminine nature. Females throughout Puritan Era have been symbolized to fit the man’s “perfect” image. They have been persecuted through time for taking a standing and showing their independence. Women were treated as inferior to men. In the story The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the meaning of the letter ‘A’ changes meaning as Hester evolves from the standard female. During the beginning of the novel the letter represents Hester’s sin that the town condemned her for, adultery. She did this act out of a passionate love for Dimmesdale. Even though Hester’s husband could have possibly been dead, society still saw that this was wrong. Throughout all of the humiliation society put Hester through, she still took
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Women have an instinct to nurture, care for, and love anything that needs compassion. Hester proved this point by helping the poor and sick when they needed it. Although everyone look down upon Hester, she still took care of the sick, gave food to the poor, and made beautiful clothing for the society with honor. Hester sold the clothes, that were not for Pearl, and gave the profit back to the people of Salem. This shows generosity within Hester. She did not have to give back to the community because of the way they treated her, but she was good-hearted woman. As time goes on, Dimmesdale’s guilt leads him to stand in front of the town and confess that he was Hester’s significant other. She forgives him for not standing up for her and Pearl. This was a big step for her considering everything she was put through, trying not to expose him. Hester had a lot of strength to forgive Dimmesdale, not to mention the deep love she had for him. During this point in time, everyone would gather together to watch meteor showers when they happened. As the whole town was “looking upward to the zenith, beheld there the appearance of an immense letter,-the letter A-marked out in line of dull red right.” (Hawthorne 143) Most people took this as a sign that the letter that Hester possessed represented
Women have an instinct to nurture, care for, and love anything that needs compassion. Hester proved this point by helping the poor and sick when they needed it. Although everyone look down upon Hester, she still took care of the sick, gave food to the poor, and made beautiful clothing for the society with honor. Hester sold the clothes, that were not for Pearl, and gave the profit back to the people of Salem. This shows generosity within Hester. She did not have to give back to the community because of the way they treated her, but she was good-hearted woman. As time goes on, Dimmesdale’s guilt leads him to stand in front of the town and confess that he was Hester’s significant other. She forgives him for not standing up for her and Pearl. This was a big step for her considering everything she was put through, trying not to expose him. Hester had a lot of strength to forgive Dimmesdale, not to mention the deep love she had for him. During this point in time, everyone would gather together to watch meteor showers when they happened. As the whole town was “looking upward to the zenith, beheld there the appearance of an immense letter,-the letter A-marked out in line of dull red right.” (Hawthorne 143) Most people took this as a sign that the letter that Hester possessed represented