"... from covering the symbol with her hand."
Hester is ashamed of the symbol on her bosom. She is afraid of what other people think of her. Are her thoughts more on the sin or on the person and symbol she became in the society? A sinner. A person who does not fit into the society anymore. Can she stand that? Does she wish to flee from all the shame? Away from the society, maybe back to Europe? Or does she still want to stay?
What does she do in the end? Make a connection.
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