In the book, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is sentenced to wear the red letter, A. This marks her as an adulterer, for sleeping with the pastor Arthur Dimmesdale.
Hester Prynne committed adultery with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter."
The scaffold
Yes she does, with Arthur Dimmesdale.
Hester's sin - adultery
Hester Prynne had to wear a red letter "A" for "adultery" (it was her sin).
Pearl is the daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale and therefore resembles their sin of adultry. Hester dresses pearl in a scarlet colored dress to show this and make her look more like the letter "A" which also resembles their sin.
In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter," Hester Prynne commits adultery, which is considered a sin in the Puritan society of the setting. She is publicly shamed and forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" as punishment for her sin. Hester's sin becomes a central theme of the novel as she grapples with its consequences and seeks redemption.
Hester worries about Pearl's personality because she fears that the circumstances of Pearl's birth, as a result of Hester's sin of adultery and the public shame attached to it, may have influenced Pearl's upbringing and development. Hester believes that Pearl's defiant and wild nature is a product of her being conceived in a sinful relationship and raised in an environment of judgment and shame.
Hester becomes a symbol of sin and of women's frailty and simple passions.
Chillingworth blames Dimmesdale for Hester's sin of adultery. He believes that Dimmesdale is the father of Hester's child and seeks revenge on him for his part in the affair.
Hester first notices the A which shows that when people look at Hester, the first thing they see is the physical reminder of her sin.
The fact that Hester would constantly remind Pearl of the consequences of sin is what convinced the governor to let Hester keep Pearl. Hester supported herself and Pearl by sewing garments.
sin and disgrace
She is proof, and a constant reminder of Hester's sin (adultery)
The scaffold, the scarlet letter itself, and Pearl are all devices in "The Scarlet Letter" that symbolize sin and its consequences. The scaffold is where public shaming occurs, the scarlet letter is a physical reminder of Hester's sin, and Pearl embodies the product of Hester's sin.