The Scarlet Letter
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The Scarlet Letter
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
The Custom House
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Themes
All Themes
Sin
Individuality and Conformity
Puritanism
Nature
The Occult
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Hester Prynne
Pearl
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingworth
The Narrator
Mistress Hibbins
Governor Bellingham
Symbols
All Symbols
Red and Black
The Scarlet Letter
Pearl
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Frame Story
Genre
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Personification
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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What does Hester do upon being released from prison?
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She moves back into her former house in Boston
She decides to go back to England with her daughter
She resolves to join a different Puritan community far from Boston
She moves into an abandoned cottage on the outskirts of town
What is one way in which the Puritans' interactions with Hester reveal their hypocrisy?
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They publically forgive Hester for her sin but still refuse to employ her as a seamstress
They refuse to forgive Hester for her sin or to associate with her in any way
They're willing to benefit from Hester's work as a seamstress while shunning her personally
They condemn Hester's work as a seamstress while asking for her help in other areas
What is one of the main reasons for Hester's increasing loneliness over the years?
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She misses the predictable routine of prison life
Pearl is a constant reminder of her sin
She is unable to find work as a seamstress
The townspeople treat her with pity
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