Sunday, January 25, 2015

Discussion Questions

The Interview

1. Why does Hester not drink the position Chillingworth has made for her immediately? What might be going through her mind when she holds the cup and “look[s] also at her slumbering child?

2. What does Hester feel towards Chillingworth and why does she call him, “the Black Man that haunts the forest?” (69)

Hester at Her Needle

1. Why does Hester decide not to flee, and instead stay alone in the cabin, regardless of her isolation and loneliness?


2. Do the harsh stairs and judgments of the other town members impact Hester? How do the town members make Hester feel about her situation? Does she feel guilt and believes she has sinned? Or is she okay with what she has done?

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