Once Pearl reaches the age of seven, the town has grown to accept Hester even more and there is even talk of removing her emblazoned letter upon her chest however, Hester had grown so accustomed to the symbol that she had no desire to rid herself of the symbol and was fine with it remaining on her cloth. Before the book jumps ahead four more years, it is established that Dimmesdale, Hesters secret lover, has become Chillingworths patient because he has been displaying a sense of deep affliction. Her motherly status with keeping Pearl had been saved by Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale since he stood up for her while being evaluated by the Governor. Not only has life as an outcast not only been hard for her, but the townspeople are questioning her capability of raising her child correctly, that being a religion centered upbringing (Hawthorne, 2014). After the three years pass it is able to be deduced that Hester is dressing Pearl, her daughter resulting from the adultery, in red as to relate her to the A on her chest that way she can have a further reminder of her sins. Three years pass after Roger Chillingworth, Hesters husband living incognito, has made his presence known to Hester and had her agree to keep his identity a secret while he went on a personal mission to figure out the identity of the man Hester had slept with, whom she is also hiding the identity of (Hawthorne, 2014). As she is being displayed upon the square for the town to witness her shame, her unknown husband is seen within the crowd folk. The significance of her wearing the A on her chest is that she was the first woman in that town to not just be put to death for the act of adultery, the reason for her not being executed was that it had been presumed her husband had died and was no where to be found therefore, she was considered to be widowed or abandoned by the court that was ruling over her.
Written more than a century ago, The Scarlet Letter is a novel that focuses on Hester Prynne and her plight with the being found out by her community in her being an adulteress and the wearing of the scarlet letter, which is a red fabric A that symbolizes adultery. “Scarlet Letter: Review and Recommendation”
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