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Question: The Scarlet Letter!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
What do the Puritan magistrates hope to accomplish with Hester Prynne's punishment!?!?!? I don't get it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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to show people that if they sin, they will be punished; it's basically to keep the town in order and to make everyone follow the rules!. the townspeople see the scarlet letter on Hester's clothes and it reminds them that sinning is bad and if you sin you will be punished!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

They want her to feel shame and guilt for wronging God and the community!. If you had to walk around with a sign that told everyone that you had sinned, especially in a puritan community, you would feel pretty terrible!. Www@QuestionHome@Com