Scarlet Letter D.J. # 13 - Chapter 7: Part 1.

"She resembled, in her fierce pursuit of them, an infant pestilence, the scarlet fever, or some such half fledged judgment, whose mission was to punish the sins of the rising generation." (pg. 91) This little scene of anger right here reinforces that Pearl is a demon or that she is a witch. The towns people think that pearl is going to spread her evil to the rest of the children if they don't get her a better home or at the very least, kill her. The question i have is why do they call her an angle? Angels are supposed to mean good fortune or be the worriers of god for the puritans, and not a demonic little child. The puritans are acting the way they do because thats what they think god wants them to do, but why would god send this "angel" to them?

Scarlet Letter D.J. # 12 - Chapter 6: Part 2.

Pearl: I think the author named her this for two ironic reasons. the first is that pearls are usually perfect, but in the book she is compared to a which and she is called and evil child. i think the author did this to show the difference between dark and light. Because of her name you think she is going to be a sweet little girl but on the contrary she in quite the opposite. The other reason is that pearls are usually reserved for the rich and privileged people in life but in the book the "pearl" goes to one of the worst people in the town and because it went to one of the worst people in the town the pearl was tarnished.

Scarlet Letter D.J. # 11 - Chapter 6: Part 1.

The sixth chapter is all about Pearl (Hester's daughter), and how she grew up. As you read, you recognize that Pearl is different from normal children, Hester Prynne is confused by her daughter. She doesn't understand why her child is so strange. To me it seems that Hester is afraid of Pearl because she is so unpredictable. Later in the book, Pearl is described as a child like an elf and something supernatural living in her own fantasy. I think that Pearl is just like Hester, and everything she does is like a mirror of Hester's soul. So it is her "wild side" that wants to rebel against the Puritan society and the strict rules that make it impossible for her to live in peace with the man she loves.

Scarlet Letter D.J. # 10 - Chapter 5: Part 2.

"She possessed an art that sufficed, even in a land that afforded comparatively little scope for its exercise, to supply food for her thriving infant and herself." (pg. 74) "But it is not recorded that, in a single instance, her skill was called in aid to embroider the white veil which was to cover the pure blushes of a bride. The exception indicated the ever relentless vigor with which society frowned upon her sin." (pg. 75) Hester was skilled with a needle and thread, she was asked to make everything besides things for a wedding. (things that are pure), and after what Hester Prynne did, every one thought she was a horrible person. This exception doesn't really says a lot about how the people of the town felt about weddings and how important they are. Besides the fact she couldn't make wedding dresses, the town made her live outside their town and wear an A, so obviously they've proved that they frown upon her sin.

Scarlet Letter D.J. # 9 - Chapter 5: Part 1.

"To-marrow would bring its own trial with it; so would the next day, and so would the next; each its own trial, and yet the very same that was now so unutterably grievous to be borne." (pg. 70) Even though Hester just got out of jail she is about to go through years of torture living in her own society that is worse than jail. Everyone is talking about Hester behind her back and to her face, even the children were. And if that was not torture enough, she had nobody to talk to, which made her feel depressed. I believe that Hester is strong willed and if it were anybody else they would gone crazy and probably killed themselves, but just because she is strong that doesn't mean being completely isolated doesn't hurt.

Scarlet Letter D.J. # 8 - Chapter 4: Part 2.

"I see no vengeance, plot no evil against thee." I personally don't think Roger is telling the truth, there is obviously something about him that makes Hester un-easy. The question is, why is he so desperate to find the man that got Hester pregnant if he does not want revenge? He seems to be a very smart man, so i think that he has a plan to get revenge on the man and ignore the deal with Hester. You can tell he once loved Hester and he is jealous of the man who got her pregnant. In the previous chapter Hester's husband mentioned that, "the man who was married to the women was a fool to think that he could keep a young woman happy", so maybe that's why he is upset, that he couldn't keep his young woman happy and now he is mad that someone could.

Scarlet Letter D.J. # 7 - Chapter 4: Part 1.

The fourth chapter contains one of the most important scenes in the book so far. In this chapter Hester’s husband is introduces, his name is Roger Chillingworth, he comes to her prison cell as a doctor. He was called because of the baby, it was sick because it was feeding on its mothers breast milk and her mother was sad, so the baby apparently caught her sadness. While Roger was mixing up medicines for the baby, he is talking to Hester about her sin. During the talk it becomes clear that all he is interested in is getting revenge on the man Hester was cheating with. Though she refuses to reveal his name, he seems sure he will be able to find out who the man is, “with a smile of dark and self-relying intelligence”. Before he leaves her alone in the prison, he brings her to make a pact with him: She won’t tell anybody about his existence in Boston and leaves everyone thinking he died in the sea. This helps Hester husband find the man she was cheating with because when he is anonymous in the town, and no one knows he is in search of this one person, he can blend in without attracting attention.