“She had not known the weight until she felt the freedom.”
― Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter

 

Hester Prynne is quietly one of the most remarkable characters in American literature. She is handed the worst thing her world can do to her, and she doesn't collapse. The Puritans in this book are not the heroes. Hawthorne knew that. He wanted you to know it too.

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