The Scarlet Letter
What doid the women of the town think of Hester Prynne?
Ch. 2: The Market-Place
Ch. 2: The Market-Place
The women felt pretty good about themselves considering Hester's downfall. It meant that their own mundane and loveless lives were not that bad. They thought she was an adulterer and a shame. The extended this shame to her illegitimate daughter Pearl.