I just finished reading the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. At first I really didn't see myself liking this story, but as I read on I found myself enjoying it. I enjoyed reading about Hester and her perseverance. She is scorned and embarrassed by the town folk, and even her child's father. Yet she didn't let any of that get her down. She didn't let the scarlet letter she wore define her. She helped the poor and the sick in any way she could. Even when they threatened to take her daughter Pearl away, she fought to keep her. Nothing anyone did or said dictated how she lived her life. She accepted her fate and eventually came to own it. Hester even dressed her daughter Pearl in beautiful red dresses that matched the scarlet A she had to bare. She was a very strong woman, and nobody could change her.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
