The Corruption Of Chillingworth In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Letter '

Is Hester so much of a sinner she deserves to wear a letter forever? No. She is innocent, not guilty. Hester was tricked into marriage by Rodger Chillingworth. Then Chillingworth left her alone, and didn't even tell her. I do not believe it was a sin to go with another guy. Hester did not love Chillingworth, and he left. She was lonely, tricked into a marriage she didn't want, and expected to stay loyal to her husband even after he disappeared. To begin with, Chillingworth tricked Hester into marrying him, and she voiced her opinion that she did not love him, and never would. She said she would never do those things with him. The book says, “Thou knowest,” said Hester,- for, depressed as she was, she could not endure this last quiet stab at the token of her shame,- “thou knowest that I was frank with thee. I felt no love, nor feigned any.” (Hawthorn 62) 'He knew I didn't love him, and I told him I wouldn't start to love him either.' is what that means. “I have greatly wronged thee,” murmured Hester. “We have greatly wronged eacghother... Mine was the first wrong, when I betrayed thy budding youth into a false and unnatural relation with my decay. ...But, Hester, the man lives who has wronged us both! Who is he?” (Hawthorne …show more content…
He left; he wasn't there, it was the perfect opportunity. She was lonely, it's not her fault. He didn't give her a notice, or even tell her he left for that matter. It wasn't fair to earl either, they were bugging her, too. “Pearl.” said he, with great solemnity, “thou must take heed to instruction, that so, in due season, thou mayest wear in thy bosom the pearl of great price. Canst thou tell me, my child, who made thee?” (Hawthorn 64) Hester Prynne is 100% innocent. She is not a sinner. She is not a bad person, and does not deserve to be in jail or wear a scarlet letter. She was tricked into a marriage she didn't want, and then he left her. Hester is not