Hester comes out as a young woman who is ashamed of her actions for committing adultery however still deeply cares for her child. To me she seems as if she bears a dark secret or perhaps pain for what she had done. The author compares Hester and her daughter as sins, however also later mentioning that pearl is a blessing. Hester uses the baby to confirm to herself that everything happening to her is real and there.
Chapters 4-5: Hester at first decides not to drink the medicine given to her by Chillingworth, however her former husband explains to her that he doesn’t want to kill her and wants to keep her alive for his revenge. He says that he shouldn’t have expected to keep Hester happy and loyal while he was away. Hester in turn bursts out …show more content…
As Hester names her Pearl for “being of great price, - purchased with all she had” (74) Pearl is a curious child however seems to be more mischievous than most. The other kids make fun of Pearl by calling her names and insulting her. She plays with her imagination however this causes the kids to think that she is doing witchcraft. Pearl is constantly focusing on her mother 's scarlet letter that causes Hester to worry. The author describes the hall as if it were from a dream or fantasy, it is cheery, sunny, shining, and also to have never known death. It is the only part where the author takes time to greatly explain the inside of any building within the …show more content…
Hester has now grown dark and mellow, the scarlet letter now symbolizes to her dark thoughts. She now thinks to herself that removing the letter will have no effect as to how the town will treat her. Hester feels more attached to Dimmesdale more so than Chillingworth. She feels bounded to him through the sinful acts that they had committed.To her, Chillingworth is a shell of a former man he once was. Hester and Chillingworth engage in conversation where Chillingworth engages by saying that he had been hearing good news of her throughout the town, that even the fathers are considering removing the scarlet letter, however Hester insists that the letter can only be removed through the will of God. The Narrator describes Chillingworth as man who was “a striking evidence of man’s faculty of transforming himself into a devil.” (140) Hester and Chillingworth begin to argue about who was at fault for the affair, this resulted in Chillingworth saying to “let the black flowers blossom as they may” (144)
Chapters 15-16: The scarlet letter is losing meaning to the townspeople as a sign of adultery, Hester is intent on letting Dimmesdale know about the identity of the doctor. Pearl speaks to her mother about the “Black Man” saying how the scarlet letter is the mark of the “Black Man”. When Dimmesdale appears, Pearl wonders if the reason that Dimmesdale clutches his heart so often is because the “Black
Chapters 4-5: Hester at first decides not to drink the medicine given to her by Chillingworth, however her former husband explains to her that he doesn’t want to kill her and wants to keep her alive for his revenge. He says that he shouldn’t have expected to keep Hester happy and loyal while he was away. Hester in turn bursts out …show more content…
As Hester names her Pearl for “being of great price, - purchased with all she had” (74) Pearl is a curious child however seems to be more mischievous than most. The other kids make fun of Pearl by calling her names and insulting her. She plays with her imagination however this causes the kids to think that she is doing witchcraft. Pearl is constantly focusing on her mother 's scarlet letter that causes Hester to worry. The author describes the hall as if it were from a dream or fantasy, it is cheery, sunny, shining, and also to have never known death. It is the only part where the author takes time to greatly explain the inside of any building within the …show more content…
Hester has now grown dark and mellow, the scarlet letter now symbolizes to her dark thoughts. She now thinks to herself that removing the letter will have no effect as to how the town will treat her. Hester feels more attached to Dimmesdale more so than Chillingworth. She feels bounded to him through the sinful acts that they had committed.To her, Chillingworth is a shell of a former man he once was. Hester and Chillingworth engage in conversation where Chillingworth engages by saying that he had been hearing good news of her throughout the town, that even the fathers are considering removing the scarlet letter, however Hester insists that the letter can only be removed through the will of God. The Narrator describes Chillingworth as man who was “a striking evidence of man’s faculty of transforming himself into a devil.” (140) Hester and Chillingworth begin to argue about who was at fault for the affair, this resulted in Chillingworth saying to “let the black flowers blossom as they may” (144)
Chapters 15-16: The scarlet letter is losing meaning to the townspeople as a sign of adultery, Hester is intent on letting Dimmesdale know about the identity of the doctor. Pearl speaks to her mother about the “Black Man” saying how the scarlet letter is the mark of the “Black Man”. When Dimmesdale appears, Pearl wonders if the reason that Dimmesdale clutches his heart so often is because the “Black