At first, let me introduce the main characters that appear in the novel The Scarlet Letter. HESTER PRYNNE – the main character of the story. Beautiful puritan woman full of strong passions. Strong and carring, helping anyone she can, cares for poor and brings them food and clothing.. With a penitent heart, Hester travels through the story becoming only a shadow of her former passionate nature. Shamed and alienated from the rest of the community, she …showed first 75 words of 3588 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3588 total…came in form of Pearl. When she is issolated with her mother she finds her company and joy in nature that surrounds her. Through the book she is asking the minister to confess his sin to the town people, knowing that it will ease his pain. This is not only the story about love vs. hate, sin vs. purity, good vs. evil, but all of these combined to make a strikingly historical tragedy as well.