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Temptation can be described as the desire to have or do something that you know you should avoid. ... She also sported a scarlet letter "A" on her breast. It was “in fine red cloth surrounded with an elaborate and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter “A” (Hawthorne 60). ... She now was faced with the utmost temptation. ... Relating to The Scarlet Letter, the Puritans were given a harsh, unyielding, and negative view of Hester. ...
In The Scarlet Letter, Hester, for her sins, received a scarlet letter, "A" which she had to wear upon her chest. ... Since then, through her works with the poor and charity, Hester manages to become a respected person in a Puritan society by overcoming one of the harshest punishments, the scarlet letter, the object on "her bosom”. In the end, the Scarlet letter was a positive factor. ... The people thought her letter; they changed their views and ideas of her. The scarlet “A” now meant "able" as opposed to "adultress. ... On the outside, it would seem as though the letter did nothing to hurt her pride.
Approximate Word count = 843
Approximate Pages = 3.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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