The Scarlet Letter
Scarlet Letter question
What token other than the letter revealed the shame of Hester as she walked out into the sunlight?
What token other than the letter revealed the shame of Hester as she walked out into the sunlight?
The child Hester held in her arms was seen as another token of Hester's shame.
When the young woman--the mother of this child--stood fully revealed before the crowd, it seemed to be her first impulse to clasp the infant closely to her bosom; not so much by an impulse of motherly affection, as that she might thereby conceal a certain token, which was wrought or fastened into her dress. In a moment, however, wisely judging that one token of her shame would but poorly serve to hide another, she took the baby on her arm, and with a burning blush, and yet a haughty smile, and a glance that would not be abashed, looked around at her townspeople and neighbours.
The Scarlet Letter