Essay On Hester Prynne's Letter Journal Entries

Log #22: Today I came into a minute town to acquire some provisions that were much needed for my present journey. When I entered the town a woman caught my eye. I recognized her from somewhere, but I could not recall her name. Then I had a sudden realization this woman was none other than Hester Prynne, my wife from Amsterdam. She was in shackles up upon the platform of the pillory. She also had a letter embroidered on her chest, it looked as if she had made it herself and it was red. I was unaware of the symbolization behind the letter. I had to inquire for a explanation from a townsman standing in my general vicinity. He told me that this woman had committed adultery and this was her punishment, according to the puritan laws. This peaked my curiosity…
Log #23: It has been awhile since my last entry, but I have made a few conclusions about the quizzical subject Hester Prynne. As it turns out, after I left, Hester had committed adultery with another man and is now caring for his child. The mere thought of my own wife caring for another man's child fills my entire body with the power of my wrath. The subject deserves ten times that penalty for not being faithful to me. I will not rest till I find that wretched soul who impregnated my wife. As for the child, who's named, I have discovered to be
Hester is the one who let her passion get the best of her and she needs to feel the pain that I felt when she disgraced our marriage. Pearl is a child that should have never been created. Hester is not only unfit to be a mother, but my intuition tells me that Pearl if she grows up under Hester, she will turn out to be an extremely strange and curious child. Also, I believe she will not prosper in this community’s society. The last thing I would like to report is that Hester Prynne should be considered as an outcast to society for the sins she has committed upon me and upon the entire