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The Scarlet Letter
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Answer in complete sentences. The quality of your writing counts!
Hester in Disgrace (Chapters 1-4)
1. Describe the narrator of the story. How does the narrator differ from a traditional first or third-person narrator?
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2. Discuss the beadle as the personification of Puritan thinking.
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The Scarlet Letter
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Hester in the Community (Chapters 5–8)
1. Discuss the effect of the punishment upon Hester’s personality.
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2. Explore the relationship of the Governor’s mansion to the “old world” and to the Puritans.
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3. Examine some of the many symbols surrounding Hester Prynne, including the scarlet letter, her apparel, and her occupation.
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The Scarlet Letter
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Chillingworth and Dimmesdale (Chapters 9–12)
1. Compare and contrast the effects of sin upon Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth.
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2. Examine the strange relationship between Chillingworth and Dimmesdale.
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3. Discuss Hawthorne’s use of coincidence and irony in these chapters.
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The Scarlet Letter
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Changes in Hester (Chapters 13–15)
1. Discuss the Puritan moral law and the crime of independent thinking.
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2. Compare Puritan parenting and Hester’s raising of Pearl.
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3. How do Hester, Dimmesdale, and Chillingworth differ in their acceptance of what seems to be their fate?
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Hester Attempts to Take Charge (Chapters 16–19)
1. Compare and contrast the personalities of Hester and Dimmesdale in the forest. How does Hawthorne use the forest as a multiple symbol?
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2. Discuss the use of sunlight and shade in these chapters.
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Dimmesdale Reconsiders (Chapters 20–22)
1. Discuss Puritan values as exemplified by their celebrations.
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2. Explain Dimmesdale’s emotional state since leaving Hester.
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3. Discuss Hawthorne’s use of irony and coincidence in these chapters.
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4. Discuss whether Mistress Hibbins is real or allegorical.
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Resolution (Chapters 23–24)
1. How does Pearl change after the scaffold scene?
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2. Discuss Hester’s role as a counselor of troubled women.
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3. Discuss Hester and Dimmesdale as pawns of fate.
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4. How is the phrase “Be true” a central theme of the story?
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5. How are Hester, Dimmesdale, Pearl, and Chillingworth redeemed by the end of the novel?
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