Chapter 21
76.To what degree and
for what reason is Hester isolated from Puritan community during the
Holiday? How does Pearl act as a foil to
Hester’s condition in this scene? According
to the narrator, how is this apparent contrast the result of an underlying
connection between mother and daughter?
-She is isolated because she is too busy trying to plan her escape out of New England. Hester is stressed, which means Pearl is happy. They always seem to have opposite moods.
78. What bad news does Hester receive from the ship’s captain? How might this news suggest an impending tragedy to the reader?
-She is told that Chillingworth is going to be on the boat. This means that there is most likely going to be a conflict coming up.
-She is isolated because she is too busy trying to plan her escape out of New England. Hester is stressed, which means Pearl is happy. They always seem to have opposite moods.
78. What bad news does Hester receive from the ship’s captain? How might this news suggest an impending tragedy to the reader?
-She is told that Chillingworth is going to be on the boat. This means that there is most likely going to be a conflict coming up.
Chapter 22
80. How
has Dimmesdale’s appearance changed?
In what way does he appear separate from the crowd and how does
this affect Hester? How does this
also foreshadow a possible tragedy?
- He went from sick to being better. Hester doesn't like it because he isn't really being himself. Hester thought he seemed really out of it. This is foreshadowing a tragedy because he is better and she isn't and feels like he's a different person.
- He went from sick to being better. Hester doesn't like it because he isn't really being himself. Hester thought he seemed really out of it. This is foreshadowing a tragedy because he is better and she isn't and feels like he's a different person.
Chapter 23
83. How does Hawthorne
further develop the symbolic importance of the scaffold during Dimmesdale’s
sermon?
- The scarlet letter starts burning which shows the connection and guilt of the two.
85. Describe and analyze the significance of each of the main characters’ reactions to Dimmesdale’s confession. How is each one changed by his confession?
- Chillingworth feels relieved and gets on his knees, Pearl finally kisses him, Hester comforts him and Dimmesdale feels relieved too.
86. What are Dimmesdale’s last words? Is there anything significant about these words or the situation in which they are spoken?
- He tells Hester not to speak and that if they are meant to be together god will make the decision. At the end he is really sorry for his sin.
- The scarlet letter starts burning which shows the connection and guilt of the two.
85. Describe and analyze the significance of each of the main characters’ reactions to Dimmesdale’s confession. How is each one changed by his confession?
- Chillingworth feels relieved and gets on his knees, Pearl finally kisses him, Hester comforts him and Dimmesdale feels relieved too.
86. What are Dimmesdale’s last words? Is there anything significant about these words or the situation in which they are spoken?
- He tells Hester not to speak and that if they are meant to be together god will make the decision. At the end he is really sorry for his sin.
Chapter 24
87. Summarize the
concluding chapter in terms of character development and final thoughts offered
by the narrator.
- Dimmesdale is dead. There's talk through town that they saw the A on his chest. Hester and Pearl leave town and visit Europe, they come back then Hester dies. She is burried right next to Dimmesdale's grave.
- Dimmesdale is dead. There's talk through town that they saw the A on his chest. Hester and Pearl leave town and visit Europe, they come back then Hester dies. She is burried right next to Dimmesdale's grave.