Entry 7
'would have been more terrible than ever to meet him as she now did, with the hot, mid-day sun burning down upon her face, and lighting up it's shame'
Light can relate or symbolize to a number of things in this context. 'Unadulterated light' which has to do with the purity of light itself and represents what Hester wants to be. 'Golden light' can relate to 'God's light' or 'God's Golden Rule' where it clears things up. The sun can hint at the golden thread of the "A" on Hester's bosom. (gold: brilliant, precious, and beautiful)
Light represents the good and pureness in people. Hester, with her baby on the scaffold had God's light shined down upon her showing her sin. Her husband couldn't have seen her deceitfulness any clearer than he did when she was displayed for everyone else to see as well.
Is God anointing her?
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