... renewed energy and joy. Dimmesdale regains his vigor and health while Hester flings the scarlet letter off her chest. The mother recovers some of her former beauty, such as described in the beginning of the book. Sunshine suddenly floods the forest with light, and the melancholy brook in the forest suddenly becomes merry. Hester talks to the minister about their daughter and is delighted that Dimmesdale can finally meet Pearl. Pearl, however, approaches ... warily when her mother calls her, eyeing her joyful parents with suspicion. The little girl makes her mother to put ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

... become suspicious and he was remembering the white powder. Juana started to rock from side to side and moaned out the Song of the Family. Like the news of the finding of the pearl, the news of the baby's illness also spread like a forest fire. Some said, "Luck, you, brings bitter friends." The doctor returns and checks on the baby. After doing so, he put the baby in Juana's arms and says, "He ... will get well now. I have won the fight. When do you think that ... would get of any tracks that were made. Stars were able to show the road because of the little light that it shown on the fl...

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• Approx Pages: 14
• Grade Level: High School

... in their esteem by confessing, in all humility, that he is a sinner: "The minister well knew--subtle but remorseful hypocrite that he was!--the light in which his vague confession would be viewed." (127) They love him all the more for his honest and humble character, and this is Reverend Dimmesdale's intent. Even as he plans to run away with Hester Prynne four days after their meeting in the forest ... , he comforts himself with the knowledge that he will give his sermon on ... ...

• Word Count: 2932
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... then plucks one of the roses and offers it to the reader as a "moral blossom" to be found later in the story. Chapter Two: The Market Place Summary The crowd in front of the jail is a mixture of men and women, all maintaining severe looks of disapproval. Several of the women begin to discuss Hester Prynne, and soon vow that Hester would not have received such a light sentence for her ... crime if they had been the judges. One woman, the ugliest of the group, goes so ... that she may join him. He tells her he is never going back, to which she replies that at midnight they will soon be t...

• Word Count: 5572
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School