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The Scarlet Letter
In the novel, The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne is punished, for committing adultery, by having to wear a scarlet letter "A" on her chest for the rest of her life. She committed adultery with the minister of the town, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Together they formed a child named Pearl. The people of Boston in Hester's day were very religious, and believed that anyone who could commit such an obscene sin was a heathen. Many people are punished in this novel internally and externally. Hester Prynne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Pearl are all characters who were punished in some way throughout the book. The punishment people received and endured because of their sins, or the sins of those around them, were prevalent throughout the novel, The Scarlet Letter.
One character in the story that had to endure punishment because of her sin was Hester Prynne. Hester was made an outcast and was looked down upon because of the sin that......

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