Theresa Nguyen

English III, Block 6

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CHAPTER 12 The Ministers Vigil
Vocabulary: ignominy - public shame or disgrace; pall - a cloth, often of
velvet, for spreading over a coffin; peril- exposure to injury, loss, or
destruction; repentance- deep regret for past wrongdoing; venerablerespected; celestial - angelic ; grotesque - misshapen; firmament- heaven;
erudite well educated; despondent- depressed
1. Where does Mr. Dimmesdale go? What time is it? Why would he go there,
do you think?
Dimmesdale goes to the scaffold at midnight. He would go there
because he feels remorse.
2. How long has it been since the last scene at this location? How o1d does
that make Pearl? Who is the first to walk by? Does he see the Rev? Then
who comes along? What does the Rev invite them to do? What does Pearl
ask Reverend Dimmesdale to do? What do you make of this request?
7 years. This makes Pearl 7.
Reverend Wilson, coming from the deathbed of Governor Winthrop (the
colonys first governor), passes without noticing the penitent.
Then Hester and Pearl come along and he invites them both to step on
the scaffold and so they do as he requests.
Pearl asks the Rev if he would stand there with her along with her
mother at noontime tomorrow.
To do so would be for Dimmesdale to confess.
3. What is Mr. Dimmesdale's response? i.e. When will he honor Pearl's
request?
Not now, child, but at another time.
At the great judgment day.
4. What meteorological event occurs here? What does foreshadowing mean?
A meteor brightens the dark sky, momentarily illuminating their
surroundings. When the minister looks up, he sees an A in the sky,
marked out in dull red light.
Foreshadowing: to show or indicate beforehand
5. Now who comes along? How does Mr. Dimmesdale act? What does he
say? How does he act throughout this whole scene? How this scene is be
related to the end of Chapter 10?
The Chiller
Mr. D appears to be scared and acts paranoid. When he sees
Chillingworth, he says How did you know I was here?
He acts paranoid throughout the whole scene.

It is related to the end of Ch10 because Chillingworth acts innocent

around Mr. D when in reality, he watches Mr. D suffer as for his own
satisfaction.
6. Why in the world are all these people up and about at this time of night,
anyway?
Theyre all making their way home from Winthrops deathbed.
7. What do we now know about Hester, Pearl and Arthur Dimmesdale?
The three formed an electric chain. as Dimmesdale publicly invites
Hester and Pearl onto the scaffold with him in an admission of his sin
and recognition of his child
CHAPTER 13 Another View of Hester
Vocabulary: abase - ; behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade (someone)
despot - a ruler or other person who holds absolute power; transfigure transform into something more beautiful or elevated; suffice - be enough or
adequate.; obviate remove or prevent
1. Describe Mr. Dimmesdale's condition page 146
Lost his strength almost completely; begging and crawling on the
ground
At the same time, his mind was strong as ever
Poor, diminished
2. What does Hester realize about her responsibility to Mr. Dimmesdale?
She felt that she had a responsibility to the minister that she didnt
have with anyone else; her link to the minister was an iron one of a
shared crime that could not be broken. And like all other ties, it came
with obligations.
3. How is the symbol of iron used in this chapter? Look at the references
here, and at least two other places in the book (see your earlier notes)
Iron is symbolized here as a bond that cannot be broken
Iron spikes on prison door (chapter 1) - The spikes represent pain and
suffering because they are sharp. Together, the door and spikes are a
metaphor for a coffin. The thick wood represents the coffin itself, and
the iron represents what holds the coffin together. The door is a
symbol for the end, once a person is inside the door, or coffin, there is
no getting out.
Iron chains (chapter 5) unbreakable sin
4. Note that the narrator makes a lengthy intrusion into the story starting on
page 747. What is the narrator's understanding of love and hate in
humans? Do you agree - has that been your experience? How has it
affected the community's view of Hester?
The narrator believes that human nature allows us to love quicker than
hate, unless selfishness is involved.

5.

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7.

8.

Yes, I agree that humans find it easier to love than hate because love
makes a lot of people happy. Hating requires a lot more work than
loving.
Now the townspeople respect Hester because their hatred gradually
gave into love. Hester never fought against the public despite their
cruelty to her so they realizes she wasnt as bad as they made her out
to be.
Page 149 -how has the letter "A" changed in the community's view? What
symbol is it compared to at this point in the story?
Now A stands for able because Hesters compassion and ability to
sympathize with others.
They felt she deserved it
Compare Hesters physical appearance at this point in the story with her
appearance in the beginning of the story.
Changes for the worse
Rather than having her youthful good looks, she now seems more like a
shell of a human being.
"Rich and luxuriant" hair either has been cut off or remains hidden
under a cap. But she "might at any moment become a woman again, if
there were only the magic touch to effect the transfiguration."
What question does Hester ask herself regarding her daughter? In her
worst moments, what does she consider doing regarding Pearl?
She would ask herself whether if it was for good or bath that her child
had been born.
She sometimes considers sending Pearl to Heaven.
What does Hester realize regarding Mr. Dimmesdale's situation with
Chillingworth? What does she decide to do about it?
She realizes the harm she may be causing Dimmesdale by keeping
Chillingworths identity secret
Hester resolves to ask Chillingworth to stop tormenting the minister.

CHAPTER 14 Hester and the Doctor

Vocabulary: discern to catch sight of; transform to change completely;
extort cheat or blackmail; propinquity - closeness; usurp take over; fiend ogre
1. Where does Hester find Chillingworth? What is he doing?
In an isolated part of the peninsula.
gathering plants for his medicines
2. What is Chillingworth's appearance here? How has it changed as the story
goes along?
There was a red light in his eyes
Looks devilish, grows devilish with his broken heart

3. What is their conversation about? How is his relationship with

Dimmesdale ironic? Page757
Hester tells him to stop tormenting D
His relationship is ironic because he says what evil have I done than
man and is doing what he can to keep D alive, when hes really trying
to ruin D and get revenge on him for home-wrecking his relationship w
Hester by keeping him alive so he can die slowly.
4. Page 158 - Note the conversation here. Is Chillingworth taking
responsibility for his actions? Is he blaming someone else? Who?
Nope, hes blaming Hester. You planted the seed of evil
5. How is the symbol of iron used here? Page 159. List the metaphorical and
symbolic uses of iron up to this Point.
The scarlet letter has taught me the virtue of the truth, even truth that
burns the soul like a red-hot iron.
6. What flower metaphor is used at the end of this chapter? List the
metaphorical and symbolic uses of flowers up to this point'
Let the black flower blossom as it may!
7. What actions does Hester plan to take at this point?
She plans to tell the minister of the true identity of Roger Chillingworth.
CHAPTER 15 Hester and Pearl
Vocabulary deleterious - harmful; ominous - menacing; sensibility ability
to feel; repent ask forgiveness; tomb burial place
1. What kind of herbs and plants are mentioned in the first paragraph? Why
do you think they are associated with Roger the Chillingworth?
Hitherto, nightshade, dogwood, henbane
They are associated w Chillingworth because they are both ugly and
poisonous.
2. Pearl asks Hester about the letter - what is Hester's response?
Silly Pearl, said she, what questions are these? There are many
things in this world that a child must not ask about. What know I of the
ministers heart? And as for the scarlet letter, I wear it for the sake of
its gold thread!
3. What connection does Pearl see between her mother and the minister? Do
you think Pearl is consciously aware of who Mr. Dimmesdale really is?
Pearl persists in asking about the connection between the minister and
her mother. What does the letter mean, mother? And why do you
wear it? And wht does the minister keep his hand over his heart?
None of the townspeople has made the connection that Pearl now
makes because they would never suspect their pastor to be capable of
such a sin, but Pearl knows somethings up cause she pieced that
connection together, herself.

CHAPTER 16 A Forest Walk

Vocabulary consequence - result; interference - meddling; primevalancient; luxuriant- lush; melancholy- depressed; vivacious- lively
1. Where does Hester plan to meet the minister? Why there? P- 167
Hester plans to meet the minister in the forest because she has heard
that he will be passing through on the way back from visiting a Native
American settlement
2. List three (3) light/ dark images in this chapter, and more symbolic uses of
iron.
Light: sunshine, human heart, enthusiasm sparked a flickering light in
his eyes
Dark: woods, black man, blood
When they sit down to rest, Pearl asks for a story about the Black Man
who haunts the forest and offers a big, heavy book with iron clasps
and iron pen to everybody who meets him in the trees. Anyone who
encounters him has to write their name in the book in blood.
3. P.169-170: what does Pearl ask Hester re: "the Black Man"? Hester's
answer?
Is there such a Black Man? And didst thou ever meet him and his
mark?
Wilt thou let me be at peace, if I once tell thee?
4. Describe Mr. Dimmesdale in this chapter
Looked worn, weak, depressed, exhausted, lifeless
Kept his hand over his heart
CHAPTER 17 The Pastor and His Parishioner
Vocabulary - inhabitants; delusion; malevolent; infirmity; extremity;
providence
1. Hester tells Mr. D about "an enemy [who] dwellest with him." (P.176-178)
what is Mr. Dimmesdale's first response? Then?
The minister leapt to his feet, gasping for breath and clutching his
heart, as though he would have ripped it out of his breast.
Then it causes a dark transfiguration in Dimmesdale, and he begins to
condemn Hester, blaming her for his suffering
2. P.I79: Mr. D sees a distinction between the Chiller's sin and his and
Hester's sin. What is that distinction he makes? Do you agree?
Dimmesdale eventually forgives her, realizing that Chillingworth is a
worse sinner than either of them. That old mans revenge had been
blacker than my sin He had violated, in cold blood, the sanctity of a
human heart. Thou and I, Hester, never did so!

There was holiness in the midst of Mr. D and Hesters sin because they
didnt violate the sanctity of the human heart, whereas Chiller cruelly
makes them suffer.
I agree
3. P. 181-182: What does Hester suggest Mr. D do to deal with his problem?
His response? Her response to that?
She suggests Mr. D free himself from the old mans power and start a
new life elsewhere
He says he cant do it alone
She says shell go with him
4. How does Hester's response (above) connect with the title of Chapter 18?
Its both actually optimistic.
CHAPTER 18 A Flood of Sunshine
Vocabulary - habituate; colloquy; trammel; ignominy; expiate; exhilarate;
exquisite; nymph; dryad
1. What is Hester's last statement in Chapter 17? Exactly what has she
suggested to Mr. Dimmesdale?
You will not go alone!
She suggests they both steal away on a ship to Europe, where they can
live with Pearl as a family.
2. Top of p. 184 - What position does this put Mr. Dimmesdale in? i.e.-, what
are his choices at this point? What does he resolve to do?
He could stay and continue to suffer alone or go with Hester and start a
new, better life.
He resolves to go with Hester to feel joy once again.
3. Page 185 - What action does Hester take here? What seems to happen to
her appearance when she does this? (Refer to question 6, chapter 13.
Having cast off her stigma, Hester regains some of her former,
passionate beauty, and she lets down her hair and smiles.
4. Page 185, fourth paragraph. Nice. Very nice. Strive for elegance in your
writing and thought.
5. Page 187 - Note Pearl's relationship with the forest here. How does the
forest and all its creatures respond to her? What symbolic value is there in
this?
Forest welcomed her; offered her partridgeberries, small wood creatures
were welcoming for the most part and didnt run away.
The animals were not afraid of her, and even a wolf allowed her to pat
its head.
the image of the forest as the wild place where can passion can flow
CHAPTER 19 The Child at the Brookside

Vocabulary - wont; mollify; gesticulations; caprice; multitude

1. Page 190 - is Mr. Dimmesdale good with children? Explain.
According to D, children dont often like him: wont sit in his lap, whisper
in his ear, or answer his smile. They stand far away and look at him
strangely but not, Pearl. She has shown him kindness twice already.
2. How does Pearl respond to Mr. Dimmesdale when she rejoins her mother
and him? Be complete. What does she miss re: Hester? P. 193. What does
Hester do about this? What seems to happen when she does?
She misses Hesters scarlet letter.
Hester tells her to bring it to her and agrees to bear its torture a little
longer
Hester then transforms back into her old, sad self
3. Page I94 - what does Pearl do when the minister kisses her forehead?
What do you make of this action?
Pearl rebuffs his kiss, runs to the brook and attempts to wash it off.
This suggests that Pearl cannot accept this new, happier version of her
mother.

CHAPTER 20 The Minister in a Maze

Vocabulary - vicissitude; vocation; solace; obtrusive (obtrude); incite; hoary;
patriarchal; embody'
1. Where do Hester and Mr. Dimmesdale plan to go? How do they plan to get
there? When will they go?
They plan to go to England by ship in the next four days.
2. What duty does Mr. D. have to perform before he leaves? What is the
occasion? Why does he choose to do it?
He has to preach the Election Sermon in three days because its an
honor for any New England minister and better way to end his career
3. Page 198 -Note Mr. Dimmesdale's change when he returns from the
forest. P.799-201 - What things is he "incited to do"? Why do you suppose
this morally upright and pious man is tempted to do these things? Think
about the effects of the wilderness when answering this question'
He might have said to the friends who greeted him,I am not the man
for whom you take me! I left him yonder in the forest, withdrawn into a
secret dell, by a mossy tree-trunk, and near a melancholy brook! Go,
seek your minister, and see if his emaciated figure, his thin cheek, his
white, heavy, pain-wrinkled brow, be not flung down there like a castoff garment!

Something strange, or wild, or wickedand he had the sense that doing

these things would be both unintentional and intentional. He would be
acting in spite of himself, yet in agreement with some deeper self.
Hes letting his sin take over his life and alienates himself. The
wilderness isolates people (e.g. Pearl)
4. What does Mistress Hibbins have to say to him? Do you think that the
good minister has been overcome by evil because of his visit to the
forest?
So, reverend sir, you have visited the forest, observed the witch-lady,
nodding her high headdress at him. The next time you go, let me
know and I will be proud to keep you company. I dont mean to brag,
but a good word from me will help you get in good with that powerful
man of whom you know.
Yes because now that the forest has isolated him, he has been giving
into his guilt of sin.
5. Note the last sentence on page 203. With what knowledge does he return
to town? How might this be a direct statement/ response to the
Transcendentalists?
He returns to the town feeling strange and realized the town was the
same, but he, himself, has changed.
This might be a direct statement to Transcendentalists because they
believe that reality are to be discovered by the study of the processes
of thought and D put a lot of thought into this realization.
6. Page 204- Note the unspoken and spoken exchange between the Chiller
and Mr. Dimmesdale. Put yourself in Mr. Dimmesdale's position - how
would you deal with the situation?
I would not say a word and let the Chiller burn with curiosity till I leave
the country with his ex and he dies a cold, miserable death.
CHAPTER 21 The New England Holiday
Vocabulary - posterity; interposition; desperado; gallant; mariner; convey;
consternation
1. What is going on in the town? Describe Hester and Pearl on this occasion.
There is a public gathering in the marketplace to celebrate the
installation of a new governor, not to punish Hester Prynne.
Hester wore a garment of gray cloth just like she did 7 years ago along
with her red A.
Pearl was dressed in light and happy clothes.
2. Page 209, 5th paragraph- a description of the Puritans having fun.
Translate to modern English.
At that time, the life of England, viewed as a whole, seems to have been
as grand, magnificent, and joyous as anything the world has ever

witnessed. Had they followed in the steps of their ancestors, the New
England settlers would have celebrated all events of public importance
with bonfires, banquets, pageants, and processions. And it would have
been possible, in performing these ceremonies, to combine joyful play
with solemnity and give an eccentric, brilliant embroidery to the great
robe of state that a nation puts on at such festivals. There was a hint
of an attempt at this playfulness in the celebration of political
inaugurations. A dim reflection of a half-remembered splendor, a gray
and diluted version of what these settlers had seen in proud old
London, could be observed in our forefathers celebration of the
annual installation of magistrates. The leaders of the community
politician, priest, and soldierfelt it was their duty to put on the older
style of dress. They all moved in a procession before the eyes of the
people, giving a needed dignity to a government so recently formed.
3. Page 211- A narratorial intrusion: what comment does he make regarding
the Puritan effect on our national visage? Where do we see that same
effect in our time?
The loud music, the costumes, and the display of power are all
reminders of the hypocrisy at the heart of Puritan society. In effect, the
Puritans have re-created the aesthetic of the society from which they
tried to escape.
Everyone wants the truth but no one wants to be honest.
4. Page 213 - with whom does Chillingworth enter the scene? Describe him.
What would happen to a Puritan if he dressed so? (And you think you have
a stiff dress code.)
The commander who is the most showy and gallant figure in the
crowd. He wore a lot of ribbons on his coat, gold lace on his hat, a
sword by his side with a sword scar on his forehead and a haircut to
show off his scar.
If a Puritan dressed that way, they would be questioned by the
magistrate, shamed in the stocks and probably have to pay a fine.
5. What news does this fellow offer Hester? Hester's response?
Chillingworth will be joining them on their passage because the ship
needs a doctor and Chillingworth has told the captain that he is a
member of Hesters party.
They know each other well, indeed. They have long dwelt together.
CHAPTER 22 The Procession
Vocabulary - array; eminence; ponderous; intangible; plaintive; eccentric;
unscrupulous; stigma
1. Who comes first in the procession? Then who? Who makes up the third
group? In which group is Mr. Dimmesdale?

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8.

The band came first, then the magistrates, then the clergymen.
Clergymen.
Page 217-The narrator tells us that the civil leaders are distinguished by
a ponderous sobriety, rather than an activity of intellect." What does this
mean? How are our leaders of today distinguished from others?
They distinguished themselves by a thoughtful seriousness rather than
an active intellect.
Our leaders today are distinguished from others by their ideas and
beliefs.
Page 217 -How does Mr. D appear here? Why do you suppose?
Strong, well, alive.
He looks this way because he feels good. He has a lot going for him
right now. Hes off to end his career as a minister, living in guilt and
misery, and on his way to live a happy life with Hester and Pearl.
Page 218-219- Hester sees him as he is now. What goes through her
mind? Are her thoughts justified, do you think? How does Pearl respond to
the sight of him? What does she ask her mother?
Pearl barely recognizes the minister. She tells Hester that she is
tempted to approach the man and bestow a kiss of her own, and
Hester scolds her. Dimmesdales apparent vigor saddens Hester
because it makes him seem remote. She begins to question the
wisdom of their plans.
What has Mistress Hibbins to say to Hester here? How does she always
know what seems to go on in people's lives? What does she ask Hester re:
Mr. Dimmesdale on page 220-221?
She tells Hester that she thinks the Reverend is working for the Black
Man and is suspicious of him cause he always has his hand over his
heart.
What purpose does the character of Mistress Hibbins have in this story?
What is the effect of her presence in the story? (Hint: its ironic. How so?)
With her "ill-omened physiognomy" who appears to cast a shadow upon
the governor's house, is, ironically, a witch.
Mistress Hibbins appears at unexpected moments; each time that she
does enter the scene, however, either Hester or Arthur Dimmesdale
suffer from remorse.
The witch serves as a reminder to Hester and the minister of their sin
and of the darkness hidden in Puritanism.
Page 222 -what is the quality and the unspoken subject of Mr. Ds sermon?
According to Hester, sounds like its going good. His sermon sounds like
its very heartfelt.
Page 223 - Note Pearl's actions here. What does the Indian see in her?
What message does the Captain of the ship send with her to Hester?
The Indians see a wild soul in her

Chillingworth says he will make the arrangements for bringing

Dimmesdale on board, so Hester should attend only to herself and her
child.
9. Page 225 -what is ironic re: the sudden interest by alI in the crowd in
Hester's letter? What is the irony in the last paragraph?
Unable to use her free will as a human being, Hester cannot escape the
crowd. Chillingworth and the town elders are part of a larger evil that
can overcome any challenges by assigning them new meanings to fit
its own purposes. Dimmesdale also becomes once more a part of this
dominant order; hence Hesters sense that he seems remote.
Then its ironic because Dimmesdale, too, had an A marked.
10. What became of the one compassionate woman we saw in the opening
scene? What effect does this have on the story? Why do you think
Hawthorne did this?

CHAPTER 23 The Revelation of the Scarlet Letter

Vocabulary - eloquent; deity; pathos; reverberate; ethereal; nether; tumult
1. Page 226 -What were the subjects of Mr. Dimmesdale's sermon?
His subject had been the relationship between God and human
communities, with especial attention paid to the communities of New
England founded in the wilderness.
2. Note where Hester has been standing all this while. What do you make of
that?
Hester was standing beside the scaffold of the pillory. Meaning shes
probably ready to confess everything.
3. Page 228 -How do the people respond to Mr. Dimmesdale when he comes
out of the church? What are some of the terms the narrator uses? Yet, how
does Mr' D. appear?
The people say that the sermon was the ministers best, most inspired,
and most truthful ever as they exit the hall
his hearers could not rest until they told one another of what each
knew better than he could tell or hear.
4. Page229-Mr.Dimmesdale reaches the spot where Hester and Pearl stand,
and hesitates - describe the scene that follows.
Turning toward the scaffold, he calls to Hester and Pearl to join him.
Deaf to Chillingworths attempt to stop him, Dimmesdale mounts the
scaffold with Hester and Pearl. He declares that God has led him there.
The crowd stares.
5. Roger Chillingworth tells the reverend that there was only one place he
could escape him. Where is that place? Why is that the only place? i.e.
what does it represent in a way?

Chillingworth bitterly tells Dimmesdale that there is no place on earth

he could have escaped to, except on the scaffold, where he would
have been safe.
6. Continue describing the scene - what does Mr. D say to the people? What
does he do?
The crowd is bewildered by the actions of the minister. He tells them
that he should have stood with Hester seven years earlier.
Dimmesdale then indicates that he has secretly worn the badge of the
scarlet letter the whole time, without anyone knowing it. At that, "he
tore away the ministerial band from before his breast. It was
revealed!"
7. Page 233- Pearl kisses her father. What is the effect of that? What do you
make of that? In what other stories does a kiss break a spell?
Dimmesdale then sinks down to his knees and asks Pearl to kiss him
now. She does, and "a spell was broken ... her tears fell upon her
father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid
human joy and sorrow, nor forever do battle with the world.
Every Disney Princess movie (e.g. Snow White, Sleeping Beauty.)
8. Page 233 - What is Mr. Dimmesdales dying statement? Translate into
modern English.
Praised be Gods name! His will be done! Goodbye!
CHAPTER 24 Conclusion
Vocabulary - necromancy: the supposed practice of communicating with the
dead, especially in order to predict the future.
nugatory: of no value or importance; useless
repudiate: refuse to accept or be associated with.
revelation: a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is
made known in a dramatic way.
antipathy: a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion.
ethereal: extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this
world.
impediment: a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
ambiguous: unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has
not been made.
inferred: no directly said
1. Did all see the same thing at the scaffold scene? What did most of the
spectators see? What were their explanations?
No, some people say they saw a scarlet letter, similar to the one worn
by Hester Prynne, engraved in Dimmesdale's flesh.
Some think the minister sketched the letter himself as a form of
penance.
Others think that Roger Chillingworth made it appear.

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8.
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And then some suggest that it appeared due to the "ever active
tooth of remorse"
And then there are the eternal optimists, who claimed they didn't see
anything at all and that there's no way Dimmesdale could have been
Pearl's father.
These people think that Dimmesdale chose to die in the arms of a fallen
woman to demonstrate that we're all sinners in the eyes of God.
What did some others see? Or not see? What was their explanation for the
event?
same as above
Why do you think Hawthorne would leave it so ambiguous?
I think the author left it so ambiguous so it remains mysterious and
keeps the reader hooked
Page 236 - what moral conclusion does the narrator draw from this tale of
human frailty and sorrow? What does it mean? Are you up to this level of
self-truth? Why or why not?

What happens to the Chiller? What metaphor is used? Simile? Why does
this happen?
After Dimmesdale's death, Roger Chillingworth has no reason to live
because he got his revenge. He dies a year later and leaves all his
property, in both England and in the U.S., to Pearl.
as his companions we would fain be merciful
"like an uprooted leaf that lies wilting in the sun"
Page 236 - What does the narrator suggest about love and hate? Do you
agree?
The narrator suggests that love and hate are two very similar feelings
and both include similarities such as it leaves the survivor feeling
abandoned and depressed when his subject departs.
I agree that love and hate are similar. Both require effort and energy.
How does Pearl fare in the end? What becomes of Pearl and Hester? Page
237 -Who is seen at the cottage years later? Describe the door to the
cottage. Compare and contrast with the door at the beginning of the story.
Draw them side by side.
Pearl becomes rich
Hester and Pearl can finally get out of town, which they do: one day,
they just disappear from their cottage.
The narrator infers that Pearl is happily married and living overseas in
Europe.
What is our final symbol of iron? List them all now. How do they work as a
literary device?
Page 239 - What does Hester do after she returns? Is it true that a
"mission of divine and mysterious truth should [not] be confided to a

woman stained with sin"? Why or why not? Why must a divine image of
woman be a Virgin? Why do we seem to believe it does?
10. Where is Hester laid to rest? Do she and the reverend meet in the
hereafter, do you think? Note what Mr. D. says about this on page 233.
Hester is buried in the cemetery at the site of the King's Chapel.
I think she is reunited with her love in the afterlife.