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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Scarlet Letter: Chapters 15 - 20

Chapter XV: "Hester And Pearl"

Hester declares that she hates Chillingworth, for he has done her more
wrong than she has done him. She calls Pearl to her, noting that Pearl has
made a green letter "A" very much like her mother's scarlet letter. For the
rest of the day and part of the following morning Hester is pestered by the
questions of Pearl concerning the meaning of the scarlet letter. The child
also asks why the minister keeps his hand over his heart. As Chillingworth
leaves Hester at the edge of the sea, she has unhappy and evil thoughts about
him.

She wonders if a circle of shadow moves along around ...

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