The Scarlet Letter

While reading this book, a question always lingered in my mind, why didn't Hester leave this place, when she could have left it, as she encouraged the vicar in the forest, she could have gone elsewhere, even back to England, just to change her name, she was so good at her craft. After reading and thinking about it, it seems that she slowly understood why she didn't want to leave the town, and returned to this place until she was old, still wearing the red letter, because this place is the place where she and the vicar fell in love. There are two red letters in this book, one tangible and worn on the chest, the last of which has the same effect as the cross on the nun's chest. The red letter gives its wearer a divine light that shields her from all kinds of danger. Even if she fell into the hands of a thief, she was able to escape unharmed. Many people believe in the legend that an Indian once aimed his bow at the symbol and hit the target, but somehow the arrow fell to the ground, leaving Hester unharmed. The meaning of this tangible red letter changes according to the character of its owner, as is sometimes the case, for a person whose heart is bright, even in the midst of the mud, is still immaculate! The priest is the invisible red letter. He is timid compared to Hester, but this is the result of his heavy religious bondage. It is not that he does not want to confess his "sins" publicly, but his desire to do so is too much entwined with religious consciousness of "atonement" and "introspection", and he is therefore bound by it in every way. He was subject to internal condemnation and external scrutiny; he had a love of his own, but he had to regard it as evil. He struggled for seven years in pain, and although he finally achieved moral purification and the ascension of his soul by revealing the brand of "sin" on his chest, he was glorified by his colleagues as a saint who brought the sins of the world to heaven, without truly allowing the world to acknowledge and accept their love. Hester's soul was so noble, she was strong, resilient and faithful to love. Although considered sinful, her soul was innocent and pure. Her spirit rose to become the embodiment of truth, goodness and beauty! Love is sinless.