he likeness of the scarlet letter running along by her side! Come, therefore, and let us fling mud at them!" (Hawthorne 70), the towns people have no respect for her, or for Pearl, as Pearl is the product of the adultery. However, over time, the townspeople begin to reaccept her back into society because of her compassionate, and modest nature. In the following passage,
             It was perceived, too, that while Hester never put forward even the humble
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