rrect' one, he rejects the civilisation imposed to him, he becomes independent.
             Hester and Edna work to gain their independence, financially and artistically.
             Hester is a needlewoman. She can provide for their financial needs, for her and her child. "She possessed an art that sufficed ... to supply food for her thriving infant and herself. It was the art ... of needlework. She bore on her breast, in the curiously embroidered letter, a specimen of her delicate and imaginative skill..." (chap. 5, "Hester at Her Needle") Through her creativity and her artistry, she frees herself from her imprisonment.. She embroiders her work, and makes things different from what they seem to be. She transforms the reality through her art. In her hands, the scarlet letter loses its previous meaning. It is no longer a negative sign, it has become a token of artistry. Its meanin
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