Hawthorne , 1999 , III . It seems that naming Dimmesdale would be the key to Hester 's redemption . As readers know , she did not name him as the father , rather announcing `` .my child must seek a heavenly Father she shall never know an earthly one (Hawthorne , 1999 , III . Clearly Hester still reveres her Christian God , but refuses to bow to the earthly torture set upon her by the Puritan society . She even refuses to run away , even though no legal bond...











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