The Scarlet Letter: The Unavoidable Truth
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Chapter II (pg. 59, 60, 64)
The isolation and courage that Hester Pryne felt when she walked to the
scaffold to face reality brought out my deepest sympathy and respect for her.
Hester, followed by a crowd of "stern-browed men," "unkindly visaged women," and
"curious school boys," begins the walk ....
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.... onto the "crumbling wall", which represents her aged husband. She
tries to loser herself in past memories, but reality rears its ugly head. A few
moments later, her mind jumps back to reality. In astonishment, she clutches
the child and places her finger on the scarlet letter. This shows that reality
is unavoidable, even though we try to escape from it sometimes.
This courageous journey to reality won my admiration and understanding.
When I was eight years old, I distinctly rem ....
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