Part one of term paper
In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Hester Prynne and her daughter Pearl are isolated from society; this is shown by where they live, the action from people toward Pearl and Pearl's reaction, and finally the response of the community toward Hester's scarlet letter. Hester and Pearl are isolated by living so far out as they do. Pear ...

Part two of term paper
... the world. Hester finds an abandoned cottage on the outskirts of town, within verge of the peninsula, but not in close vicinity to any other habitation (Hawthorne 77). Hester must ask the magistrates if she can live in the abandoned cottage (Hawthorne 78). Hester tells the magistrates that she is going to stay in town, since it reminds her of her sin and in that way punishes her(Hawthorne 78). This house was far enough from civilization that Hester and Pearl did not have a friend in the world be ...