Hester demonstrates that for her the moral consequence of her sin is through how she is treated after the community. Also how the community eventually comes back to respect her. Hawthorne writes, “‘At the very least, they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne’s forehead”’ (78). With her sin of adultery, Hester must now live with the consequences such as public humiliation and a disconnect from the town. However, through her good actions she is redeemed in all that she has done Hawthorne says, “They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength” (111). Now rather than being viewed as a sinner she is seen as an able bodied member of the community.
The many sins of Dimmesdale makes it hard for
The many sins of Dimmesdale makes it hard for