Hester Prynne is a young, beautiful woman who was sent to Boston by her husband who planned to join her but was persumed lost at sea. She looked to Arthur Dimmesdale for comfort and spiritual guidance. Their solace became passion and resulted in the sin of adultery and the birth of their daughter, Pearl. This sin had a huge impact on them and changed their lives forever. It is what the book The Scarlet Letter …showed first 75 words of 534 total…

…showed last 75 words of 534 total…salvation. When Dimmesdale confessed and asked for forgiveness he finally let go, because he knew he would go to heaven. Hester, however, lived a long life, always wearing the scarlet letter because it became her life! The story of Hester and Dimmesdale and the scarlet letter became a legend in the Puritan community of Boston. But if it had taken place today it would just be the newest gossip that people would have forgotten tomorrow!