The Scarlet Letter
what punishment do the women suggest would have been more appropriate and effective
the scarlet letter
the scarlet letter
Several of the women begin to discuss Hester Prynne, and they soon vow that Hester would not have received such a light sentence for her crime if they had been the judges. One woman, the ugliest of the group, goes so far as to advocate death for Hester.
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