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Essay Archive - The Scarlet Letter: The Unavoidable Truth
The Scarlet Letter: The Unavoidable Truth
The isolation and courage that Hester Pryne felt when she walked to the
scaffold to face reality brought out my deepest sympathy and respect for her.
Hester, followed by a crowd of "stern-browed men," "unkindly visaged women," and
"curious school boys," begins the walk from the jail to the scaffold. She seems
to be proud and dignified. However, internally, she feels great agony, for she
was scorned and mocked by the accusing Puritans. She finally arrives at the
scaffold, displaying the two results of her adult....
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