Hester Prynne's Transformation
The Scarlet Letter, one of the most sought-out novels of American literature, holds the tragedy of Hester Prynne, the protagonist, constricted to wear the scarlet letter for committing sinful act with, Arthur Dimmesdale the glorified minister of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The novel, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, contains a multitude of hardships that force the characters to evolve and change, one of these characters being Hester Prynne, also known as the woman of sin. Hester and her child stands on the scaffold for hours, while the town’s people observe Hester in scrutiny, her punishment for adultery; however, Hester’s ignominy transforms her into a selfless and caring woman, who later changes the perspective of the reader and town’s