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What does the letter "A" that Hester Prynne is made to wear on her clothing originally represent?
AAdultery✓
BAlienation
CAtonement
DAbandonment
Rationale
The Puritan community in Boston forces Hester to wear a scarlet "A" as a public symbol of shame for her sin of adultery, which led to the birth of her daughter, Pearl.
What does the scarlet letter "A" that Hester Prynne is required to wear initially represent?
AAdultery✓
BAtonement
CAbandonment
DAmbition
Rationale
Hester Prynne is condemned by the Puritan community in Boston to wear a scarlet "A" on her chest as a public punishment for adultery, having given birth to her daughter Pearl while married to Roger Chillingworth.
What does the scarlet letter "A" that Hester Prynne is required to wear on her clothing originally signify?
AAdultery✓
BAtonement
CAbomination
DAbandonment The Puritan community in Boston forces Hester to wear the scarlet "A" as a public symbol of shame for her act of adultery with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale.