The Interview
1. Why does Hawthorne include long passages about Roger wanting vengeance? Is he trying to express a common theme or message?
2. Why does Hester still refuse to say who the father of the baby is? Is it an act of defiance, or something deeper?
Hester at her Needle
1. How is romanticism used in this chapter?
2. In what way is Hester a martyr?
Pearl
1. What similarities can be drawn between Pearl and the scarlet letter?
2. Why is Pearl's intelligence emphasized through out the chapter?
The Governor's Hall
1. Why does Hester dress Pearl in clothing similar to the scarlet letter?
2. What does Hester mean when she says to Pearl, "Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee!" (93)
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