The Scarlet Letter

Who are the heartless people with laws of iron to whom Hester refers? In chapter 17.

Who are the heartless people with laws of iron to whom Hester refers? In chapter 17.

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The people Hester refers to are the Puritans, who she feels focus on laws more than the living, breathing people in the community.

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