Pride

In The Scarlet Letter, the main character, Hester has a lot of pride in something that many in that time period would be ashamed of. By her making the Scarlet letter so beautiful you can tell she has a lot of pride and thats she doesn't regret her wrong doings. I have found myself relating a lot to Hester becuase I try to find the best in all the situations that i have been in.  Reading The Scarlet Letter I have realized that everything happens for a reason and you just have to go with it. There are many things in life that have no right or wrong explanation.
Pride is also a way of self confidence.  Knowing that you have done something wrong but you are proud of it definately shows that you don't care about what others think. High school has a lot of juding and gossiping, but a lot of it comes from the low self confidence of others. Everyone makes mistakes here and there and theres nothing that you can do about it. What i don't understand is why do so many people care about those mistakes? The Scarlet letter was a symbol that showed people a mistake you made. Even though things were different from now and back then i still think that same idea applies, why does it matter what mistakes another person makes?
Being a high school student I have come to realize that its inevitable for girls and guys not to judge another group or clique, or its inevtiable to make a mistake. Things happen for a reason but if you have pride in yourself and you don't regret the "mistakes" that you make, then being a strong human being is in your future.