Often in exceptional works of literature, the identities of of charactrers are misconstrued so that readers are unclear of the thoughts and intentions of these characters. Hester Prynne of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is no different. Hester Prynne is not entirely as she may seem. The reader may still be unclear of Hesters thoughts even after reading the book. Hester is introduced to the reader as a devout Puritan with the exception of her sin of adultry. She appears to be acceptant of her her sin and the reprucutions that ....