The Scarlet Letter-A

It is intriguing how the meaning of Hester Prynne's 'A' had changed through her time of wearing it. Instead of taking it off or somewhat concealing it, she continues to wear it. She continued to punish herself for her transgressions, which is very brave and commendable of her and shows, I feel, that she is a good person at heart and had a weak moment that inevitably produced a child that cannot exactly be hidden from the townspeople. I find it interesting that people were changing their view of the A and their perceptions of her. Hester was so caring of the sick and needy, and also being a great mender and sewer that people started to think that maybe the A meant able because she was so kind and creative. This shows that after time people do forget things that happen in the past and they also do not find them as big of a deal as they once had; the transgressions lose their incredulity and the fact of how 'bad' it had once been.