;A” on everything she wears as a constant reminder of her sin. When she walks through the town the people see the “A” and yell at her ans call her names but she never responds. Another Example when she does not lose heart involves her husband, Roger Chillingworth, He comes to the town after being held captive by the Indians. When he arrives he pretends to be a doctor and is slowly destroys Reverand Dimmesdale, Hester’s lover. Chillingworth poses as a doctor to help the sickly Dimmesdale. However Chillingworth is actually giving him potions and special Indian medicines to make him feel even more ill. By doing this Chillingworth is slowly destroying Hester’s life as well. Soon she devises a plan to run away with Dimmesdale and her daughter Pearl. When Chillingworth discovers this he makes arrangements to come along. This crushes Hester’s dreams of happiness with her family, but she still manages not to give up. Even after Dimmesdale finally confesses to adultery and dies and Chillingworth dies she still makes her life in the town the best it can be. Now people in the town ask her for advice, which is ironic, because in the beginning of the novel she was looked down upon. She is now seen as a wise womean. In the novel Hester Pryne endured many obstacles but still maintained her dignity and never gave up.These two works demonstrate that a courageous person can be defeated but does not have to give up and still manages to keep their dignity. This task is difficult but still able to be achieved. John Proctor and Hester Pryne are strong people who were defeated by major problems during their life but were still able to keep their dignity. This theme is found throughout literature and is difficult to achieve but not immposible....
