The Scarlet Letter

Scarlett letter Chapter 2

"She was ladylike too, after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days; characterized by a certain state and dignity.." How does the emergence of Hester Prynne surprise those who had known her?

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Instead of coming out of prison a beaten woman, Hester emerges more beautiful and dignified than people remember her before she went in.

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