Question

based on how the narrator presents the setting and characters in this novel, what inference can you make about hawthornes opinion of hester prynne? he agrees with the townspeople that hester is evil and should be punished he believes that hester can be redeemed if she accepts responsibility for her mistake he sympathizes with hester, not the townspeople

Explanation:

In "The Scarlet Letter", Hawthorne portrays Hester as a complex, wrong - ed figure rather than a simple sinner. The narrator's presentation shows more understanding towards Hester than the judgmental townspeople.

Answer:

C. He sympathizes with Hester, not the townspeople