Abstract
Hester Prynne,heroine of Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter,seems idealized by the narrator,yet in her anitudes and behaviors there are some contradictions that need a further study.Her role as a mother plays a vital part in all the contradictions.bringing the figure to life from the sacred shrine made for her by the narrator.To understand the significance of Hester's mother's role in her contradictions will reveal a character more human to the reader.
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