The Role Of Hester Prynne In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In the novel The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850, the author presents a young girl who needs the best guardian possible out of an adulteress, a sinful minister, and a vengeful doctor. Although Reverend Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth seem like appropriate caretakers, Hester Prynne is the best guardian for Pearl because despite her egocentric tendencies, she would not let her wrongdoing a/effect Pearl and she wants to teach Pearl from her past mistakes. One contender to being Pearl’s guardian is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Similarly to Hester Prynne, the R/reverend is much too concerned with his reputation to fully be able to commit to a child. When standing on the scaffold with Hester and Pearl, Dimmesdale is asked