even if it
Chapter 5: Hester at Her Needle: Now Hester is allowed to go
anywhere that she wants. But she chooses not to leave Boston
because this is where she committed her crime and this is
where she should have her punishment. So she decides to move
to a small cottage on the outskirts of town. She gains money
for herself and Pearl through her skill as a seamstress. The
townspeople like her clothing, and buy it for almost every
occasion except for weddings (they fear she will inhabit
their marriage with lies and deceit.) Even though her sewing
is very popular she is still a social outcast if the town.
She believes that her scarlet A allows her to sense sin and
immoral feelings in the other towns people.
Chapter 6: Pearl: Pearl is now 3 years old. Hester feels
that her name is so ironic because she came of great price
but is so wonderful. She is a beautiful young girl always
dressed in beautiful colors and dresses. Hester is reminded
of her own sin through Pearls love of mischief. The two are
very close. On walks with Hester, Pearl throws stones at the
other kids and yells at them. Instead of having imaginary
friends she only has imaginary enemies. Pearl is curious of
where she comes from, but says she does not have a Heavenly
Chapter 7: The Governor's Hall: Hester hears a rumor that
the citizens of the village feel that Pearl should be taken
away from her. So when she takes the gloves that she made
for the governor she decides she will talk to him there
about how Pearl can not be taken from her. Pearls dressed in
a scarlet dress with gold thread (like the scarlet letter).
On the walk there Pearl is made fun of by Puritan children
and she yells at them and has a temper tantrum. Inside the
Governors mansion there is a picture of Hester in which the
scarlet letter and Pearl are distorted. It makes it seem as
if the letter A covers up most of Hesters large body. Pearl
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