I find it sad that at times like these people are made fun of just because of one small mistake that they made. Hester Prynne is the main character in this story. She has had a baby without being married to the man she concieved the baby with. During this time this act was highly looked down upon. Hester spent 3 months in prison and got out mainly due to her needing to give birth.
Hester's punishment was that she had to stand on a scaffold in front of the whole town. Families would come only to taunt her, and throw things at her. The town made her have to wear a neckless that has the letter "A" for Adultery which she has committed so that everyone in town will know of what she has done. Hester indeed made the neckless and wore it with pride. She was not ashamed that she had the baby. She loved her child Pearl.
Hesters husband appears in the 3rd chapter. He was supposed to follow her after she had arrived in Boston but he never was able to until now. She recognized him immediately. Her husband then goes around town asking about her history. The people tell him about how she left her husband thinking that he will follow her. They also tell him about how noone but herself knows who the babies father is. Due to that she recieved the punishment she has now.
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