... after this close encounter with Wilson, he spots Hester and Pearl approaching the scaffold. He calls out to Hester and asks Pearl and her to join him on the scaffold. Hester agrees: "She silently ascended the steps, and stood on the platform, holding little Pearl by the hand. The minister felt for the child's other hand, and took it. The moment that he did so, there came what seemed a tumultuous ... because it implies that he may have had an exchange with the Devil. When the reverend arrives home, he tells Chillingworth he has no need for his physical medicines any more and begins to re...

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... daughter. Never did it occur to me that Hester wanted to keep Pearl from her father though it may appear that way at times during the novel. What she did want was for Pearl to be able to live a life of joy. Had Hester told her lover's identity from the start of the ordeal, Pearl's life would have been much more complicated. Not only would she witness ... the ridicule and social downscale of her mother but her father's persecution would have ... daughter. Never did it occur to me that Hester wanted to keep Pearl from her father though it may appear that way at times during the novel. Wh...

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... After Hester returns to her prison cell, she remains agitated by the day's events. Pearl is also upset and starts crying. The jailer therefore allows a physician to enter and try to calm them down. Roger Chillingworth, pretending to be a physician, enters and mixes a potion for Pearl, who soon falls asleep. He also makes a drink for Hester, who is afraid that he is trying to kill her ... . Nevertheless, she drinks his potion and sits down on the bed. Chillingworth tells her that he forgives her, and accepts the blame for having married a girl younger than himself. He asks Hester who ... ...

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... her town more angry with her, she did not put herself out in the open for attack. Strangely enough, since the town scowled upon her at first, eventually the citizens almost forgave but more like forgot about her sin. Not many people would approach Hester or her child Pearl at first but eventually the town did. Not only did they approach them, but also they acquired ... of Hester's family, but he is the father of Pearl thus showing importance to the family. Pearl also greatly affected Hester's personality. The source of Hester's problems, the "elf child," the "devil child," all labels th...

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... fulfill this role. With such discrepancies it is easier for me to argue that the Reverend is not the tragic hero that some believe. Arthur Dimmesdale, a minister, lives his life under the watchful yet admiring eye of the townspeople of Boston and, as a result, becomes a slave to the public opinion. His sin against Hester Prynne and Pearl is that he will not acknowledge them as his lover ... and daughter in the daylight. In the Puritan religion any one sin could be punished severely, whether it is a minor infraction or an offense condemnable by death. He keeps his dreadful secret from al...

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... with a "graceful, almost feline quality to his movements,"27 moving closer, "his gray eyes [burning] with an incandescence,"28 and whispering to them some unknown truth that would explain the workings of the universe. Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King ... Dimmesdale by keeping him alive to suffer his guilt and shame.46 Chillingworth becomes an almost supernatural being, part devil, part medieval alchemist, and part evil scientist.47 Hester's daughter,...

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