What are 5 qualities that Nathaniel Hawthorne seems to admire in people based on the way he portrayed his characters in The Scarlet Letter?

When you consider that Nathaniel Hawthorne was a
romantic author writing against Puritan
ideals, the character traits he likely admired most would have been qualities that were
not common to Puritans.

Consider ways in which the Puritans
were portrayed negatively.  He shows them to be hypocritical, judgmental, religious,
legalistic, sexist, afraid of God's wrath and judgment and
exclusive.

Now consider some of the romantic
ideals that were in direct opposition to Puritan teachings.  Romantic ideals
looked for beauty and an understanding of "God" in nature.  Romantic heroes were admired
for their simplicity, honesty, acceptance of others, rugged individualism and
good-natured tendencies.  Hawthorne heightens these qualities (and gives a very strong
push towards feminism) subtly, through his two primary characters
Hester and Pearl (both females).

Think through these points
and see if you cannot come up with a list of qualities that Hawthorne seems to admire
based on the way Hester and Pearl are portrayed in the novel.