Hester is so excited about the plan. She takes the scarlet letter off of her
chest and throws it on the ground. When she does so the sunlight will come to
her now. Basically what this is saying is that when she stop beating herself up
about her sins she could be happy again. "The scarlet letter was [Hester’s]
passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair,
Solitude! These had been her teachers, —stern and wild ones, and they had made
her strong, but taught her much amiss"
chest and throws it on the ground. When she does so the sunlight will come to
her now. Basically what this is saying is that when she stop beating herself up
about her sins she could be happy again. "The scarlet letter was [Hester’s]
passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair,
Solitude! These had been her teachers, —stern and wild ones, and they had made
her strong, but taught her much amiss"
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