The Interview:
1. When Chillingworth says, "No matter whether of love or hate, no matter whether of right or wrong! Thou and thine, Hester Prynne, belong to me. My home is where thou art"(68), does that show that Chillingworth still loves Hester, or something else?
2. Why does Hester continue to refuse to tell who the father of the baby is, even to a man she knows will not tell, Chillingworth, because he does not want to be known as husband of a faithless woman?
Hester at Her Needle:
1. Why does Hester seem to feel even more alone when she thinks that there are other people in the Puritan society who have sinned as well, even if they have not been publicly shamed for it?
2. Why does Hester feel that she should stay in the town to receive the shame and punishment of her sin when she could leave the town and move on?
Pearl:
1. Why is Hester afraid of Pearl?
2. Was Pearl born knowing she is an outcast because she was a product of sin, or does she know her place in society because she was raised that way by Hester? (Nurture vs. Nature)
The Governor's Hall:
1. If Hester already feels isolated walking down the streets with a Scarlet Letter on her chest, why does she clothe her daughter also in a crimson dress and gold thread to walk to the Governor's Hall?
2. Why does Hester continue to doubt that Pearl is her child?
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