The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the heroine is admired
             becuase of her strong will, and disregard for other's views of her.
             Hester Pryne displays her best qualities when she stands up to
             Governor Bellingham and his gang, when they confront her about her
             daughter Pearl. Hester is a woman that is well ahead of her time,
             she is vocal, proud, head-strong, and confident, in an age where
             women were to be seen and not heard. She was deeply admired by all
             the townspeople, despite her adultrous past, and public shame of
             wearing a scarlet "A" upon her breast. Hester is a victim of a crime
             which was severly punished despite the fact that she could only be
             accountable for half of the incident. She was forced into the
             marriage of a man she did not love, and after being seperated for a
             long amount of time, she became attracted to another man. Hester is
             much stronger then her partner in adultry, Dimmesdale, who bottles
             up his guilt inside, and eventually dies due to the suffering he
             endures, at keeping the event a secret. Hester endures her
             punishment without a word against it, and grows from it, making
             her stronger and a woman to be admired from her puritan counterparts,
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