In modern times, most of society will follow whatever the latest movement is. Many people like to be with the majority, very few people try to stand out and express their opinion on the topic. Thus, as in real life, in Scarlet Letter, a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, many people in the town of Salem find themselves siding with the majority of the town and disgracing Hester's name. Although many of the younger women feel sorry for Hester, no one tries to defend her. Even though Hester faces many problems due to the sins she has committed, society slowly changes for the better throughout the story. At the beginning of the novel Hester is put on the gallows to publicly tell the town about her sins. . As Hester is about to ascend the scaffold, a group of older women speak ill of her as they believe she is almost boasting of her sin by saying, "Has ever a woman, before this shameless slut, devised such a manner to show it?" ?"(Hawthorne 47) basically showing his anger towards her for showing off the A like that. Af...