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