Chapter Thirteen In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter
Sight Passage on Chapter Thirteen of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter Within the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the narrator addresses the audience and develops the dynamics of Hester Prynne's character by illustrating her as a stereotypical maternal figure towards the people of Boston. Seven years after the protagonist’s initial ignominy at the scaffold, the society’s perspective of Hester transforms as her relationship with her community becomes repaired over time. During those years, Hester treats the townspeople with tenderness, kindness and perpetual charity. The significance of the "A" which primarily represented Hester's adultery, acquires a different meaning as the narrator describes it as having "comfort