Entry 11
"...they had begun to look upon the scarlet letter as the token, not of that one sin for which she had borne so long and dreary apenance, but of her many good deeds since" (Hawthorne, Chapter 13).
This is a relatively large change in plot. Hester is no longer the suffering woman, but someone prideful. No longer is she the black sheep of the town, but someone kind and influential. The fact that they even see the letter itself differently is a significant point on its own. Things have changed over the seven years that have passed.
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