Scarlett Letter Character Analysis Hester Prynne
The Scarlet Letter is a historical fiction novel written by the American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth undergo drastic changes in their personalities and physical characteristics. Hester Prynne’s personality changes throughout the storyline from a wild, and bold siren to a quietly, reserved, women because of the effects that her little child of passion, Pearl, had on her. In the beginning of The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne was a very daring women. ... Many other puritan women, who were older, and heftier, envied Hester. ... Not once did a cloud dare to float over Hester. ... For example, when Hester was made to wear an “A” for her punishment, she made “A” as decorative and detailed as she could. Women wanted to look like Hester and their husbands wanted them to look like her too. Hester radiated all that was beautiful and wanted. In the end of The Scarlet Letter, Hester covered her radiance. ... Hester had lost all of her passion that had once filled her completely.