People always argue that once a person makes a mistake they will never change. Authors on the other hand are all about character development and believe that people or characters have many levels within themselves. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The Scarlet Letter, the three main characters, Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale each go through tremendous character changes. Hawthorne may have been trying to suggest through the actions of his characters that people can always change at any point in their life.
Hester Prynne has been ostracized by her village for being an adulterer and has been condemned to bear the scarlet letter as proof of her crime. She has her own way of handling and accepting her situation throughout the novel that reveals her true loyal, tender, and protective nature. …show more content…
In this quote it is evident that Hester’s character is confident and doesn’t care about what people think of her. However further into the story Hester’s character changes a little bit when Hawthorne wrote, “ ...many people refused to interpret the scarlet “A” by its original signification. They said it meant “Able” [ instead of adulterer ] (Hawthorne pg.145).This change in thought came about, because Hester had started volunteering and helping out her community, and was putting others before herself. The final metamorphosis of Hester’s character come about when Hawthorne wrote, “ She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom...her youth,...[and] her beauty, came back” ( Hawthorne
Hester Prynne has been ostracized by her village for being an adulterer and has been condemned to bear the scarlet letter as proof of her crime. She has her own way of handling and accepting her situation throughout the novel that reveals her true loyal, tender, and protective nature. …show more content…
In this quote it is evident that Hester’s character is confident and doesn’t care about what people think of her. However further into the story Hester’s character changes a little bit when Hawthorne wrote, “ ...many people refused to interpret the scarlet “A” by its original signification. They said it meant “Able” [ instead of adulterer ] (Hawthorne pg.145).This change in thought came about, because Hester had started volunteering and helping out her community, and was putting others before herself. The final metamorphosis of Hester’s character come about when Hawthorne wrote, “ She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom...her youth,...[and] her beauty, came back” ( Hawthorne