Transformation of demeanor and scarlet letter

We always question those people who commit adultery on their partners; we wonder why would you do such a thing to someone you love? Usually when it happens it is not really known around your town unless you happen to be a well-known important person. How would you feel if your town knew that you had committed adultery even though you were just an average citizen, what if you had to stand in the town square and be embarrassed by your actions? Would you be strong -willed or would you let them get to you and make you weak? Let’s add on another factor, what if you had to wear a letter representing adultery that was to adorn your breast everyday of you life? Would you be able to make a transformation not only of yourself, but also of the meaning of the letter? Hester Prynne faces this exact scenario in the novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter. Throughout the novel, Hester’s demeanor changes along with the transformation of the meaning of the scarlet letter.
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