The Scarlet Letter - Chapter 21 - The New England Holiday

from The Nathaniel Hawthorne Library · host Nathaniel Hawthorne

In which the townsfolk gather for a festive yet restrained celebration of a new governor’s installation, where Puritan severity gives way, if only briefly, to expressions of communal joy and routine merriment. Amidst the bustling market-place throng, Hester Prynne moves with the solemn dignity imposed by her scarlet token, while her lively daughter Pearl embodies a bright contrast to the sombre assemblage that surrounds them both.

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