The Scarlett Letter Chapter 1-3

This seems like a pretty cool town since kids are getting time out of school because some woman had a child out of wedlock. We would have half days galore in our town. The first chapter was pretty boring to me. It's important because it sets the scene and describes the environment. I probably find it boring because that is how I few Puritan life.

In chapter two we are told how young shawty Hester Prince swaggers out of the prison with her baby and is heckled. I could make a tongue twister with a few words beginning with h here, like hussy, but I will refrain. I think it should be noted that she was in prison for this and that any future actions of the towns people and others during the time that seem extreme should be viewed as "normal" for the time period. Hester doesn't seem to mind the talk of the housewives and mocking that comes from the children, but nevertheless she is stressed by the reality presented before her. She has a bastard child she must take care of, in addition to her own person. I do not have specifics of her living condition so I wonder if she is living with monetary support from a person, group of people outside of her family, or if she is using money from her husband. There is not much information supplied to the reader as of yet about how she is sustaining her livelihood. I do not feel bad for her in any way. Although I do not agree with the Puritan religious beliefs and the subsequent laws they have set up that (in their opinion) follow it, outside of rape I think Hester knew the laws of that society and by acting outside of them, deserves whatever punishment the society has set for violating said laws. This view remains constant with no regard to how severe (or silly in th this case) the punishment is viewed to be. Standing three hours on a box and getting a varsity letter for having sex doesn't seem like that bad of a punishment, if you are the guy anyway.

I wouldn't mind sporting this although I hope the implication would not be that I gave birth to a child.

 I question what the male punishment for the crime of sex(or is it specifically producing a child?) out of wedlock is.  I think a much more harsh punishment would be to brand the person with the letter A. I think the pain of the act and the scarring of the body would be a lot more difficult to ignore and dismiss contemplation of than a condemned varsity letter.

 In chapter 3 you meet the Indian man. The eye contact between them makes me question what the relationship between them is. Is he closely connected to the man that impregnated her or does she just have [ insert native american equivalent for jungle fever here]. I  find it interesting no one mentions the possibility of rape and that the rapist could have made a threat on her life if she did not remain silent. But naaaaaaaaah. It is reasonable to think no one would think of that given her attitude when being asked by the priest who the sinning companion is. The young reverend also brings me to the first question I stated I had about the native american, but not the second.