. . the symbol of which we have related so dark a tale. Never afterwards did it quit her bosom . . . the scarlet letter ceased to be a stigma which attracted the world’s scorn and bitterness, and became a type of something to be sorrowed over, and looked upon with awe” (179). The scarlet letter was no longer a symbol of sin and regret, but it was looked at with awe and respect. Hester wearing it the rest of her life shows that the meaning of the scarlet letter had certainly changed. She had pride in the scarlet letter and it’s new meaning, which she verily had earned by doing good deeds. This illustrates Hester’s pride, strength, and honesty to her true self. She continued to wear the scarlet letter because it gave her courage to be true to her good and thoughtful nature that had enabled the change in the meaning of the scarlet
. . the symbol of which we have related so dark a tale. Never afterwards did it quit her bosom . . . the scarlet letter ceased to be a stigma which attracted the world’s scorn and bitterness, and became a type of something to be sorrowed over, and looked upon with awe” (179). The scarlet letter was no longer a symbol of sin and regret, but it was looked at with awe and respect. Hester wearing it the rest of her life shows that the meaning of the scarlet letter had certainly changed. She had pride in the scarlet letter and it’s new meaning, which she verily had earned by doing good deeds. This illustrates Hester’s pride, strength, and honesty to her true self. She continued to wear the scarlet letter because it gave her courage to be true to her good and thoughtful nature that had enabled the change in the meaning of the scarlet