mike bosco chapters 1-3

     In the first three chapters it is very clear that to the people of Boston, reputation is of huge importance. We can see this in the villagers, they use publicly shamming someone as a form of punishment to completely decimate the reputation of the accused. Hester tries to combat this but standing proud and accepting her punishment to try to save the small bit of respect some people still have for her. Finally, Reverend Dimmesdale, the most educated and respected man in the town is doing all that he can to protect his reputation and not get arrested for adultery like Hester.