Hester really has two different sides; internal and external. On the outside Hester was at first ashamed of Pearl's existance and how she came to be. After a while, she grew comfortable with herself and to her peers she is "changed". She has turned into a good person who is helpful and does good things around town. People believe the "A" has done its service and helped save her and make her back into a good member of society. Internal Hester has not changed much. She doesn't think what she did was wrong and hates the "A'. Internally she really has not changed at all. Hester really is a two sided person. People just don't see her "hidden side". Who really is Hester?