In the Scarlet Letter, Hester is forced to wear, on her clothing, a letter A. The A represents the sin committed by an adulterer. Though, what would the world be like if everyone was forced to wear the letter of their committed sin?
In our society people judge. Most of the time they don't know if what they're judging you for is true or not yet they do it anyways. They could be envious of a quality you possess or an object you attain. In Hester's case she was beautiful as was her letter. It made the women of the town even more envious and nasty, much like what happens in our society. It gave them a way to make certain remarks or faces at her. A leeway into projecting their hatred.
Everyone will perform a sin of some kind, small or large, in their life. Having a letter to represent the largest one visibly on your clothing would share it with the world. It would give people an automatic viewpoint of you and make room for their judgement.
The main point of this blog post was to share my opinion on the similarity between how people judge each other, letter or not. Because at least to me, it doesn't seem like much of a difference.
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