Chapters 16-19
This part of the novel is the section of truth. There is no manipulative behavior or hidden secrets. Hester and Dimmesdale are completely open with each other. Hester has decided that she must warn Dimmesdale of the nature of the man whom he has taken into his conscience. Hester knows that Chillingsworth is trying to destroy Dimmesdale.
Dimmesdale is at first enraged when he discovers who Chillingsworth really is. However, Hester embraces him apologizing profusely and removes the scarlet letter. He immediately forgives her. Dimmesdale confides in Hester. He tells her how sorrowful his life has been and that he can seek no happiness in anything. He knows that he is deceiving his congregation and this is weighing upon him. He doesn’t want to tell the divulge his secret because he thinks that it would destroy the church. Hester does not entirely understand all of Dimmesdale’s sorrow. He has repented and God has forgiven him. She tells him that he should take joy in his congregation.
Hester and Dimmesdale devise a plan. After the holiday they want to sail to Europe with Pearl and live their as a family. Dimmesdale wants very much to be close to Pearl. Hester almost seems like she is trying to convince Dimmesdale of all the good in Pearl. She wants Dimmesdale to love their little Pearl as much as she does. Dimmesdale and Hester call Pearl to them. Pearl is startled by seeing her mother without the scarlet letter. She refuses to come to them until Hester reattaches the letter. I do not think that Pearl views the letter as bad. To Pearl, it symbolizes her existence and the love between her mother and father. By taking off the letter they were removing the only sign of connection between Pearl and her parents. Hester can only remove the letter once they have both revealed their secret.
When Pearl finally approaches Dimmesdale he kisses her tenderly on the cheek. This sign of affection was different from the affection that Dimmesdale showed her in the governor’s mansion. At the mansion, Dimmesdale showed tenderness toward her openly. This time, Dimmesdale is hidden in the woods. She rejects the kiss and washes it off in the brook. Dimmesdale is sorrowed by her reaction but he and Hester still plan to go along with their scheme of escape.
This part of the novel is the section of truth. There is no manipulative behavior or hidden secrets. Hester and Dimmesdale are completely open with each other. Hester has decided that she must warn Dimmesdale of the nature of the man whom he has taken into his conscience. Hester knows that Chillingsworth is trying to destroy Dimmesdale.
Dimmesdale is at first enraged when he discovers who Chillingsworth really is. However, Hester embraces him apologizing profusely and removes the scarlet letter. He immediately forgives her. Dimmesdale confides in Hester. He tells her how sorrowful his life has been and that he can seek no happiness in anything. He knows that he is deceiving his congregation and this is weighing upon him. He doesn’t want to tell the divulge his secret because he thinks that it would destroy the church. Hester does not entirely understand all of Dimmesdale’s sorrow. He has repented and God has forgiven him. She tells him that he should take joy in his congregation.
Hester and Dimmesdale devise a plan. After the holiday they want to sail to Europe with Pearl and live their as a family. Dimmesdale wants very much to be close to Pearl. Hester almost seems like she is trying to convince Dimmesdale of all the good in Pearl. She wants Dimmesdale to love their little Pearl as much as she does. Dimmesdale and Hester call Pearl to them. Pearl is startled by seeing her mother without the scarlet letter. She refuses to come to them until Hester reattaches the letter. I do not think that Pearl views the letter as bad. To Pearl, it symbolizes her existence and the love between her mother and father. By taking off the letter they were removing the only sign of connection between Pearl and her parents. Hester can only remove the letter once they have both revealed their secret.
When Pearl finally approaches Dimmesdale he kisses her tenderly on the cheek. This sign of affection was different from the affection that Dimmesdale showed her in the governor’s mansion. At the mansion, Dimmesdale showed tenderness toward her openly. This time, Dimmesdale is hidden in the woods. She rejects the kiss and washes it off in the brook. Dimmesdale is sorrowed by her reaction but he and Hester still plan to go along with their scheme of escape.
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