Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" - Hester's Alienation
Throughout his book The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne is preoccupied with
the relationship between the individual and society. Hester's sin and subsequent
condemnation alienate her. No where is this alienation more apparent than in Chapter 5,
'Hester at her Needle'. Condemned by her sin of passion, Hester is separated from her
community, not only physically, as she lives on the edge of the town, and socially, as she
this chapter Hawthorne presents the most profoundly destructive …
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…conjures up images to torment her soul.
She is bound by no earthly bonds, but by the manacles in her mind. The poor girl is left
without a friend in the world and her trust in humans falters and becomes tainted. Her
self confidence is a shattered mess as well. Because of her psychological alienation
Hester's outlook on life has become a murky pit with no hope of escape and no optimism
for the future.
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