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Scarlet Letter Greed Quotes

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Raegan Ware
Mrs. Staber
Honors English Two
24 March 2022
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The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a story that shows the other side of the American dream. It shines a light onto how this dream was corrupted. The Scarlet Letter shows us how Hester was treated unfairly despite this dream, she didn't have the same opportunity, and how she fought through these things to make a life for her and her daughter.

When Hester Prynne committed adultery she was punished greatly. She was made to stand in front of the town on a pedestal being shamed. Not to mention the scarlet letter A on her chest representing the crime that she had committed “That Scarlet Letter, so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom. It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity” (Hawthrone pg. 37) Hester …show more content…

A while after the crime, she became a seamstress and she worked hard to take care of his daughter. Hester proves to be very skilled in her craft, and people often request her skills for their clothes. Though this is one situation where she's been held back by the people around her. She's unable to create a veil for a bride that will cover “The pure blushes of the bride,” ( Hawthorne pg 54) She cant work on any clothes for weddings, because she would make them impure due to her crime. Not only could Hester not work to her full ability, she also was shamed by the public. While she was to stand on the scaffolding, the townswomen would whisper about Hester. “There was, moreover, a boldness and rotundity of speech among these matrons, as most of them seemed to be” (Hawthorn pg. 35 ) Hester faced judgment from the townspeople no matter how hard she worked to achieve a better life. As time passed their shaming went down, but she was never able to have a normal place in their society, because everyone's first impression of her would the the red letter of her

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