In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the heroine is
admired becuase of her strong will, and disregard for other's
views of her. Hester Pryne displays her best qualities when
she stands up to Governor Bellingham and his gang, when
they confront her about her daughter Pearl. Hester is a
woman that is well ahead of her time, she is vocal, proud,
head-strong, and confident, in an age where women were to
be seen and not heard. She was deeply admired by all the
townspeople, despite her adultrous past, and public shame
of wearing a scarlet "A" upon her breast. Hester is a victim
of a crime which was severly punished despite the fact that
she could only be accountable for half of the incident. She
was forced into the marriage of a man she did not love, and
after being seperated for a long amount of time, she became
attracted to another man. Hester is much stronger then her
partner in adultry, Dimmesdale, who bottles up his guilt
inside, and eventually dies due to the suffering he endures, at
keeping the event a secret. Hester endures her punishment
without a word against it, and grows from it, making her
stronger and a woman to be admired from her puritan
counterparts, and women today.