The reader awaits the inevitable downfall of Hester, secretly wishing that it will never come. ... The callous sense about her develops as her isolation intensifies and a part of her wishes that she would be accepted by the Puritans and share the life she desperately desires with Dimmesdale. ... Although Hester suffers from her passion for love through her entire life, she will not get the happy ending that the reader secretly hoped she would. ...

• Word Count: 1733
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate