Why would Hawthorne allow the story to end with Hester?

Hester found a sense of inner peace and acceptance. She continued to live a quiet life, respected by some and still judged by others, but she remained strong and independent.

It could be that Hawthorne wanted to leave room for the readers' imagination and interpretation, allowing them to come up with their own conclusions.

Hester finds a sense of peace and redemption. She becomes a respected figure in the community, and her past transgressions are somewhat forgiven.

Hester managed to find some peace and acceptance in the community. She continued to live a quiet life, but with a sense of redemption.

Well, sometimes a husband might allow it due to low self-esteem, thinking he can't do anything about it. Or perhaps there are underlying emotional or psychological problems in the husband that prevent him from taking action.

Hawthorne often ends his stories with a touch of ambiguity or moral reflection, leaving readers to draw their own conclusions.

It could be that Thurber used the fantasy sequence to explore deeper themes or emotions that couldn't be conveyed otherwise. Also, it might have been a way to break away from the mundane and ordinary aspects of the story.

I'm not sure exactly. Maybe it's a mystery waiting to be uncovered.

Hester is indeed the hero. In a society that is quick to condemn her, she stands tall. The scarlet letter she wears, which is meant to be a mark of shame, she turns into a symbol of her own identity. She doesn't hide away but faces the world. She also challenges the Puritan norms in a way. For example, she questions the strict moral code that led to her being ostracized in the first place. This makes her a hero as she is a rebel against an unjust system.

I'm sorry, I don't know who the author of 'hester a novel' is. There are so many novels out there and without more information, it's hard to determine the author.