Hester Prynne Character Analysis Out of the four major characters in The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne was the most important one. Through out the story many different sides of Hester are shown, beginning with her guilty but brave personality at the start of the story and watch her grow into a caring, helpful person to the community. The Scarlet Letter begins when Hester had already committed her crime, so it is not known how Hester …showed first 75 words of 834 total…

…showed last 75 words of 834 total…her life with the ones she loves, but Arthur’s guilt eventually got to him and ended up killing him. Hester Prynne did what many though was impossible, she persevered. She has the strong feminist characteristics that some only dream to have. Its Hester character through such hard times that makes her as sort of an icon for those who are weak mentally and at heart. We should all be as strong as Hester Prynne.