Everyone knows what it feels like to be alone. When your friends won't listen and it seems like they don't care, it's hard to deal with. Imagine being Hester Prynne and feeling that pain everyday. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's classical novel The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is a strong woman who was ostracized by her entire town for an act that she considered to have "a consecration of it's own." Her separation from the town allowed her to become her own person without the infernal public eye judging her, but it also proved to hurt her in several circumstances.
             Hester was never the kind of person who wanted to conform to the mold of society. She was her own person right from the beginning when she denied any helping hands as she emerged from the prison. Many readers believe that Hester's unique personality developed as a result of her isolation from the town, but I believe that her untamed personality is what led her into her isolation. Most Puritans in Hester's time weren't the type of people that would go around doing actions that would constitute a scarlet letter, and by Hester taking the steps that she did proves that she is not the ordinary Puritan. Her willpower and character encouraged her to make the mistakes that she did, and drove into her isolation. Being cut off from society, Hester was then free from public scrutiny and was allowed to become her own person once again. Away from constant ridicule and harassment, she was free to raise Pearl anyway she chose. The Puritans weren't ready for her beautiful and powerful spirit; they were used to the type of woman that cooks, and cleans, and blushes at even the idea of some of the things Hester did. When such a strong woman came along the community didn't know what to do with her, and they immediately resorted to banishment and shame. How terrible it much have been for Hester to have no friends
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