The Scarlet Letter

describe the circumstances of hester's return to salem?

The Scarlet Letter

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With Pearl happily married and living in Europe, Hester feels the need to return to Salem and actively repay the deby of her sin by serving the poor and sickly. Because of her actions Hester is not remembered as a marked woman, but rather the epitome of a fine and upstanding Christian woman.