Hester 2

HESTER PRYNNE: 
Group 2: pg. 56-57, 61-62

traits: stubborn, scarlet letter is important to her (supposed to be a symbol of shame but she uses it to declare her independence) - "to wear a mark of shame upon her bosom" p. 56, not ashamed, private (baby's father is her business)

Hawthorny Romance:
p. 57 - "at moments of intense absorption, all other objects in the visible world seemed to vanish, leaving only him and her"
p. 62 - "that it assumed new terrors in their imagination"

Hawthorny Themes:
hell/devil - "seemed to derive its scarlet hue from the flames of the infernal pit"
religion (clergy)