Hester Prying is found guilty of adultery. As punishment she must wear a scarlet “A”, which stands for adultery or affair. She stood on a scaffold holding her infant child In humiliation of her sin. Officials of the town attempted to make Hester give up the name of the father of her child. Hester refused to tell anyone, she remained quiet, and accepted her crime alone. Hester could have easily escaped the situation she was In.
At any time she could have left Boston, and left all the hardship she had to go through but Hester TLD leave, It never crossed her mind to attempt an escape. Hester Prying didn’t leave Boston because, In the end instead of people looking down on her they will look up to her. Roger Chlorinating Is Hester long-lost husband. He went out to sea and never returned so Hester had her mind set that he was dead. One day while she was on the scaffold he appeared in the town and saw her being humiliated. He later got to speak to her because he is a great physician.
He knew Timescale was the father, and he anted revenge upon him. Hester also suggested Timescale to leave the colony in order to protect him. Hester truly remained in Boston to protect Timescale from Sociolinguists threat of revenge. Hester committed a crime and she feels she should deal with the consequences. Hester always wore her letter “A” on her wardrobe. She never took it off and did what her punishment was. Her consequences were a reminder of what she did. She wants everyone to know that this punishment wont control her. She’ll leave Boston whenever she wants to.
Hester didn’t leave the colony because she wanted to punish herself for her actions and make it known that her consequences for her crime won’t tear her apart. Hester also didn’t want to leave is because, Boston was her home. She didn’t want to leave her comfort zone. Even though she committed a crime, it was still home to her. She put down her roots there. The place has become her dwelling place. Hester made it clear to us in the book that she didn’t want to leave the colony. Hester had to stay in order to protect Timescale from Sociolinguists.
She also had o stay in order for her to deal with the consequences of her crime and she wouldn’t the punishments get to her head. Hester knew what the law was and she was going to go by it. Boston has become Hester home and she wouldn’t leave It ever. By the end of the book, the town looked at the women wearing the scarlet letter for comfort. No matter what the situation Is Hester Is going to remain there. Ay excesses stood on a scaffold holding her infant child in humiliation of her sin. Officials of the could have easily escaped the situation she was in. At any time she could have left
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