changed significantly throughout the novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is possible that her name, Prynne, rhymes with sin, just to further the connection between the character Hester, her actions, and everything around her. In the eyes of her Puritan townspeople, she is an extreme sinner; and has gone against their strict ways by committing adultery. She must now, therefore, wear a mark of shame on her bosom in the form of a scarlet “A” for the rest of her life. Hester is remarkable…
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