Rough Draft

Draft of Response

I think that judging people is hard not to do but we need to try harder to not do it. Just because someone makes a mistake doesn’t mean we should shun them and never let them live it down. It is human to make mistakes because it’s how we learn and improve. If we don’t make the mistake how are we supposed to learn from it and get better?
In my experiences words can cause people to freak out over the smallest thing because they are so powerful. An example was when the H1N1 flu came through our area the medical field was calling it an epidemic so that the general public would freak out. They succeeded because of their words.
Hester Prynne made a mistake but I don’t think that she should be punished so harshly because that is a very cruel thing to do. Everyday someone see’s her kid they will know that it was an adulterd child, so why embarrass the family even more? I think that’s what a lot of the puritan community was based on, embarrassment and humbling. We need more of it in this time period but they did it to much. All she did was make a mistake so now she will forever be remembered as the lady who cheated on her husband. The letter A is also a representation of how strong words can be. That one letter shows the whole world her story and they don’t even know her.
If the world would just realize the power of words then we would have fewer fights and more developments in life. Words are a very important part of life and we need to remember that.