The Importance Of Honesty In The Scarlet Letter A, By Nathaniel Hawthorne

The truth is inevitable and it will always eventually reveal itself. Honesty is a powerful thing that can make relationships or destroy them. Some people think that liars, cheaters, and stealers could get away with a crime, but they always get what they deserve in the end. Strength through honesty and the truth is viable and important because the truth will always present itself. Telling the truth will get you into less trouble and continuing to hide the truth usually makes things worse. Hiding the truth will only hurt the person personally because of the guilt they will experience and feel themselves. In the beginning of the book, Hester has to walk through the marketplace with her baby to the scaffold to seek her punishment. The townspeople …show more content…
Hester goes to the scaffold and enters a public place of shame. However she does stay strong through this tough time that she is facing at the scaffold and having to be put down and humiliated publicly. Her punishment ended up being that she had to wear a scarlet letter A on her dress for the rest of her life. The scarlet letter A that she wears represents Adultery which was often considered punishable by death in the time period of the story. It is surprising that she did not have to face the harsh reality of punishment by death. It could be considered that the punishment she did receive would then be quite favorable over other, much harsher punishments then. The story goes on and it is then decided that she must wear a scarlet letter A on her dress that is embroidered in gold for the remainder of her life. Near the beginning of the book here, it can be seen that she is shameful of the scarlet letter that she wears and almost tries to hide it at times. This can be seen especially when Pearl asks about it and Hester is forced to