The Scarlet Letter :: Literary Analysis, Hawthorne

At the point when somebody commits an error, they for the most part attempt to conceal reality to maintain a strategic distance from the outcomes. The Puritans had an extremely severe society wherein all wrongdoings were met with brutal discipline. In The Scarlet letter, by Nathanial Hawthorn, Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale submit infidelity, yet the open just thinks about Hester’s sin; Dimmesdale’s stays covered up. In any case, by concealing his transgression, Dimmesdale endures significantly more than Hester does. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorn shows that the repercussions of a â€Å"secret sin† are a lot of more regrettable than those of an uncovered sin. Hester’s discipline originates from society, so it isn't so agonizing as it could be. One piece of Hester’s discipline is to remain on the platform †in disgrace †for three hours. The framework is where â€Å"iniquity is hauled out into the sunlight† (57) and the fact of the matter is uncovered, so everybody in the Puritan town realizes that Hester is liable of the wrongdoing. While her discipline is criticizing, it isn't as awful as the disciplines as a rule may be, for she doesn't need to experience â€Å"that fuss around the neck† (58). The other piece of her discipline is to wear, for an amazing remainder, a red â€Å"A† on her dress. The A, for miscreant, is intended to be a shame for anyone to view and fake. In any case, Hester perfectly weaves the imprint with gold-string and wears it with satisfaction. The imprint remains with her after she leaves the platform and finds a home on the edge of town. She is initially disdained and kept away from, however she is required: She sews for the representative and officers for open functions. Because of the progression of time, her handiness, and her satisfactory conduct (she never fights with the open nor gripes), Hester is excused and her wrongdoing is overlooked. Seven years in the wake of accepting the â€Å"A,† individuals change the importance of the letter from â€Å"adulterer† to â€Å"able,† and as opposed to alluding to her as a miscreant, the townspeople allude to her as one who is â€Å"so useful to the debilitated, so agreeable to the afflicted† (169). Society feels that Hester had just served enough discipline, and she in the long run turns into a regarded lady in the town. Since reality with regards to her transgression is known, Hester can defeat society’s discipline; in the long run she recaptures the acknowledgment, and even the deference, of the Puritan townspeople.