Of all the classic literature I have read, the literary character I admire most would have to be Hester Prynne from Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Hester is an extraordinarily strong woman, even in the harsh Puritan society. Even though Hester is unhappy due to her lack of adult companionship, she remains strong for her daughter, Pearl. Among these attributes, Hester has compassion for those who ridiculed her as well as Pearl for the sin Hester committed.
I admire Hester's honesty and determination. Despite the fact that she knows that if she simply revealed the name of her lover she would not have to wear the letter, she remains silent. At the beginning of the novel, she stands with dignity, holding her baby, on the scaffold before the entire village. Hester does not reveal the agony she is feeling; rather she conveys poise and stubborn secrecy.
Hester, for the most part, hides from her daughter what the A' that she bears stands for. At the same time, she is......
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