As you are reading Chapters 13-24, what questions do you have? What is NOT clear to you? Post a question. Respond to someone else's question.

8/22/2014

Gabriela copeland

10/20/2014 12:48:35 am

Why does Hester change from being a passionate woman to a meaner and more harsh?

Christian Catalano

10/23/2014 08:33:58 am

I think she makes that transaction because of all she has been through. As people start to accept her more, she starts to like other people less.

Travis Smith

10/23/2014 09:52:27 pm

She held it in her anger so long, then she could not take it anymore.

erica wingrove

10/29/2014 12:58:11 pm

Why is Dimmesdale so upset when he finds out Chillingworths identity and past with Hester, even though he had not even shown her his love?

Jacob larsen

10/30/2014 01:29:37 am

I think she changes because she's fed up being treated the way she is.

Christian Catalano

10/23/2014 08:50:35 am

Why does Hester become a meaner person even though people are starting to accept her more?

Kayla Mathison

10/23/2014 09:25:47 am

I think Hester's anger comes from her own guilt of keeping her relationship with Dimmesdale a secret. She is probably getting fed up of having to hide it from Chillingworth.

Kayla Mathison

10/23/2014 09:23:30 am

Why does Chillingworth continue on with his quest for revenge, even after he realizes Dimmesdale is the real father and Hester begs him to move on from it?

Katlyne Watts

10/23/2014 10:02:42 am

Maybe because Chillingworth knows it all and still feels like he wants to make Hester suffer that extreme. I was also wondering that, but can't give an exact answer.

Katlyne Watts

10/23/2014 10:01:10 am

Why did Dimmesdale go so long to not tell of his sin? Why put Hester through that trouble and pain of being by herself?

Lauren Tidey

10/23/2014 10:28:43 am

Maybe because Dimmesdale was scared to.

Taylor Anthony

10/23/2014 11:01:17 am

I think he holds out, because he didn't want the town turning against him and outcasting him. He is supposed to be a well-respected, law-biding Puritan and something as sinful as his relationship with Hester would put a spin on the whole towns perspective of how they live and trust their officials. Also, because Hester didn't give him up in the beginning...they both know the possible harm that telling could inflict.

Selica Jones

10/28/2014 11:52:39 pm

I believe that he waited to tell his sin because he didn't want the town to look at him like how they look at Hester. He didn't want the reputation.

erica wingrove

10/29/2014 12:50:16 pm

I think Dimmesdale kept the sin from the town so long because of the guilt he would have to bare. Not only that, but how the town would treat him, since he was highly respected citizen. He didn't really force Hester not to tell either. She had chosen to keep the sin a secret. Although, in the end his guilt gives in.

Lauren Tidey

10/23/2014 10:29:45 am

Why does Hester change? She was so nice before and now she's totally different...

Aubrey Phillips

10/23/2014 12:16:06 pm

I believe that she changes due to all of the shame and embarrassment that she was put through. She may also be tired of having to hide things from others.

Taylor Anthony

10/23/2014 11:03:05 am

How can the meaning of the "A" change so drastically over this short time? It went from adultery to Abel and even angel...it's a complete turn around. But why?

Jessica Parciak

10/24/2014 12:13:11 am

It has actually been several years since the town learned of Hester's sin. Now that time has passed, the people realize how Hester has accepted her punishment without hesitation and that she obviously sees her mistake. She has in a way redeemed herself to the people and showed how she can be useful and helpful.

Aubrey Phillips

10/23/2014 12:03:27 pm

Why does Chillingworth continue with his cover up and revenge? He already knows the truth. Also, why does Hester wait so long to tell Dimmesdale about Chillingworth?

Ellie Hurd

10/24/2014 02:03:33 am

I believe that Chillingsworth keeps the act up because he wants Hester to worry and to feel the pain that she brought upon him. I believe that Hester waits so long because she knows it is getting to the point where Chillingsworth is going to do something bad and she finally wants forgiveness from everything, so she tells Dimmesdale.

Luis Guzman

10/23/2014 01:28:13 pm

Why does Chillingsworth keep doing what he's been doing? Is he trying to prove a point?

CWheets

10/23/2014 09:45:39 pm

I was trying to figure that out, does he even have a point? Maybe he is just trying to get back at Hester.

Alex McNeely

10/23/2014 01:47:27 pm

In chapters 19-20 why does Hester remove the scarlet letter from her chest? Also why is Pearl so enthused with by it and makes Hester put it back on?

Jeremy Rowe

10/23/2014 08:59:44 pm

Why did he make her go through it all alone?

Chet Vines

10/23/2014 09:47:09 pm

Because he didn't want to take the blame with her.

Vanessa Gillam

10/29/2014 10:24:09 am

Vanessa Gillam

10/29/2014 10:25:51 am

*Maybe it is because he felt like a hypocrite if he confessed his sin.

Chet Vines

10/23/2014 09:42:08 pm

Why is Hester meaner now that people are starting to accept her?

Elijah Gray

10/29/2014 11:23:32 am

Redemption

CWheets

10/23/2014 09:42:13 pm

What is Chillingworth really trying to accomplish at this point?

John Jackson

10/23/2014 09:48:19 pm

To figure out who pearls dad is.

John jackson

10/23/2014 09:47:46 pm

What will pearl do when she grows up?

Ted Abrahamson

10/30/2014 02:16:30 am

She will probably spend all of her money.

Travis smith

10/23/2014 09:54:34 pm

What will Pearl be like when she gets older?

tyler flynn

10/23/2014 11:02:04 pm

I think she will follow in ester's footsteps as far as being a seamstress. But I think she will wait to see who her true love really is.

tyler flynn

10/23/2014 10:59:12 pm

Why didn't Hawthorne just use the "A" for able from the beginning of the story?

Morgan Richer

10/23/2014 11:32:23 pm

Hawthorne wanted it as Adultery to explain her sin but now that everyone has forgave her he uses it as Able.

Morgan Richer

10/23/2014 11:30:46 pm

Do you think Dimmesdale put together the pieces of what Chillingworth was trying to do after Hester told Dimmesdale that he was her ex husband?

Bailey McCarty

10/24/2014 02:44:09 am

Yes I think he understands now why Chillingworth has such an interest in him.

Jessica Parciak

10/24/2014 12:09:48 am

Why do you think Dimmesdale was so angry and reluctant to forgive Hester for not telling him that Chillingworth was her former husband when he has yet to tell his own secret?

Leah Leinonen

10/26/2014 11:06:29 pm

I think he was so angry because he has been going through his daily life seeing Chillingworth and not realizing that he was Hesters husband. But in the end he realizes he has his own sin so that is why he cools down and doesnt take it to far with being angry.

Ellie Hurd

10/24/2014 02:05:47 am

Where do Hester, Pearl and Dimmesdale really disappear too? Was it to Europe or did they just stay in the forest?

Bailey McCarty

10/24/2014 02:46:03 am

Why doesn't Pearl accept Dimmesdale as her father?

Isaiah Moore

10/26/2014 11:09:26 pm

I think its because she doesn't know who her true father is.

Alyssa Rausch

10/28/2014 04:08:57 am

I think she doesn't because she didn't have a father for so long and has had a rough life because of it. Also, maybe because he didn't confess which made Pearl and her mother's life hard? I was wondering the same thing.

Leah Leinonen

10/26/2014 11:09:11 pm

Why do you think Chillingworth told the captain that he didnt have to wait for Dimmesdale, that he would take care of him?

Morgan Schmidkunz

10/29/2014 12:02:56 am

I think to make sure he can take over him & actually "have" Dimmesdale in a sense.

Isaiah Moore

10/26/2014 11:12:58 pm

Do you think Hester still loves Chillingworth?

Tara Flanagan

10/27/2014 01:18:40 am

I think in a way she does and in a way she doesn't.

Cade

10/26/2014 11:16:48 pm

Do you think Dimmesdale had any suspicions about Chillingsworth? Was it that much of a shock when hester told him that chillingsworth was her husband?

Evan Arnell Cordero

10/26/2014 11:24:05 pm

I would think so, because Dimmsdale refused Chillingworth's medicine and order food instead. And for Chillingworth's being the husband, no, Dimmsdale knew it.

Evan Arnell Cordero

10/26/2014 11:17:59 pm

Does Chillingworth know that Dimmsdale know about him and his evil plans?

Evan Arnell Cordero

10/26/2014 11:20:54 pm

*Knows

Jacobi Cashier

10/26/2014 11:23:11 pm

No. Although there might begin to be some suspicion between Hester, Chillingworth, Dimmsdale, and even Pearl very soon.

Jacobi Cashier

10/26/2014 11:21:24 pm

Now that Hester has removed the "A" from her garment, do you think Pearl will respect her the same way as if Hester wore the A?

Cade

10/26/2014 11:23:23 pm

Pearl is so use to the letter on her mother. Rejecting the letter is like rejecting her daughter.

Tara Flanagan

10/27/2014 01:20:14 am

Why exactly does Hester stay in Boston?

Nike Fox

10/27/2014 03:55:25 am

Why is Pearl so hesitant toward Dimmesdale?

Brianna Nichols

10/28/2014 11:48:44 am

I think Pearl is so hesitant toward Dimmesdale, because she doesn't really know how he feels about her. Sometimes he seems to be like her dad and love her, but then when she asks if he will claim her and Hester on the scaffold, he says no. I think she is just confused on his role in her life, and if he loves her or not.

Isaah Purtha

10/27/2014 06:51:03 am

Why does Hester become a meaner person even though people are starting to accept her more?

Why is hester acting so mean? Is it because she is hiding dimmsdale from chillingsworth? People are actually starting to accept her, why is she acting like this?

Alyssa Rausch

10/28/2014 04:12:28 am

Why does pearl like it when her mother wears the scarlet letter on her chest?

Elliot Amador

10/29/2014 01:09:37 am

In my opinion, it's because she's so familiar with her mother wearing it.

Kimmy Wagoner

10/29/2014 11:30:44 am

I agree with Elliot. To Pearl the "A" is a part of who Hester is so she doesn't like when her mother doesn't wear it because it could mean she's not the same person.

Brianna Nichols

10/28/2014 11:39:25 am

Why did Chillingworth give a Pearl his inheritance, when he was out to get Hester and Pearl and wanted nothing good for them?

Devann Jordan

10/28/2014 11:26:24 pm

I think it is because he had no one else to give it to and he still respected them in a way for all they went through. Plus, Dimmesdale died and that's all he really wanted.

Devann Jordan

10/28/2014 11:24:52 pm

Why did Dimmesdale feel like a stranger to everyone after talking to Hester in the woods? Is it because he finally faced the truth?

Selica Jones

10/28/2014 11:55:44 pm

Why did Hester return to the town that gave her nothing but trouble?

Austin Hartz

10/29/2014 02:36:12 am

She returns because she feels like she needs to repay the community by helping the poor and sick.

Morgan Schmidkunz

10/29/2014 12:01:34 am

Why did Hester and Pearl disappear for several years before returning?

Marissa Claxton

10/29/2014 09:53:51 am

I was wondering the same thing and why Hester decided to return after all that time?

Stephen Cronin link

10/29/2014 10:37:37 am

I think that Hester left to see if it would help her and Pearl connect to each other more.

Elliot Amador

10/29/2014 01:08:37 am

Why did a Pearl turn into a dark child?

Gabby Patton

10/29/2014 10:01:57 am

Pearl turned into a dark child because she hadn't got to feel that true love from her father because she didn't know who the man was. But once she found out who, she welcomed him and that gave her a chance of a happy life to be loving and sweet.

Angela Briand

10/29/2014 02:15:21 am

Why did Chillingsworth leave all of his money to Oearl?

Angela Briand

10/29/2014 02:15:49 am

Pearl*

Caleb Haygood

10/29/2014 02:24:44 am

I think Chillingworth left all his money with Pearl because in heart he claimed her as his own child.

Caleb Haygood

10/29/2014 02:17:15 am

Why does Hester and Pearl come back to the community after leaving for several years?

Angela Briand

10/29/2014 02:21:52 am

They come back to the community after leaving for several years because she felt like she needed to repay her debt and sin by helping out the poor and sick.

Austin Hartz

10/29/2014 02:33:13 am

What was Hester's reaction when the captain told her that Chillingworth was joining on the ship?

Jada Meahl

10/29/2014 04:09:37 am

I think Hester was mostly scared and worried because it seemed like Chillingworth was up to something and it wouldnt be good.

Jada Meahl

10/29/2014 04:08:32 am

Why did Chillingworth leave all his money for Pearl? Why not Hester?

Emma Ayers-Lewis

10/29/2014 01:03:40 pm

Part of Chillingworth will always love Hester but he can never forgive her for cheating on him so Pearl is the closets thing related to Hester that Chillingworth can love. plus Pearl never really had a true father figure in her life so Chillingworth was trying to give her at least a taste of it.

Marissa Claxton

10/29/2014 09:52:28 am

What makes Dimmesdale finally want to tell the truth and admit to his sin?

Gabby Patton

10/29/2014 09:59:46 am

Why at the end of the book did Hester finally decide to leave once everything was already said and done? And why did she end up coming back AGAIN?

Vanessa Gillam

10/29/2014 10:15:34 am

Why does Chillingsworth give his left over property to Pearl after seeking revenge on Hester & Dimmesdale?

Gage Riddle link

10/29/2014 11:01:40 am

Chillingsworth realizes that Pearl couldn't help what Hester and Dimmesdale did. He wants to seek revenge on them because they both committed a sin and they did it behind his back.

Gage Riddle link

10/29/2014 11:07:15 am

Chillingsworth also doesn't have anyone else to give his money to, so he gives it to her.

Stephen Cronin link

10/29/2014 10:32:45 am

Why does Chillingsworth keep on going on going on his quest for revenge? Why does he give Pearl his money?

Gage Riddle link

10/29/2014 11:04:00 am

Where did Hester end up getting buried at?

Kaycee Preissing

10/29/2014 11:17:49 am

She was buried in a graveyard right next to Dimmesdale.

Kaycee Preissing

10/29/2014 11:20:56 am

What was the cause of Dimmesdale's death?

Alex Martinez

10/30/2014 11:53:06 pm

They don't know for sure. There are a few explanations like him starving himself, but it is unknown.

Elijah Gray

10/29/2014 11:24:40 am

What makes people become soo evil like chillingsworth

Montana Harrison

10/29/2014 09:49:26 pm

When someone goes through harsh experiences it turns them to become harsh.

Kimmy Wagoner

10/29/2014 11:27:31 am

Does the townspeople forgive Dimmesdale from his sin?

Serra Proud

10/29/2014 11:29:58 pm

I think a lot of people pretended that he only stood up there with Hester to show everyone that they were on the same level and NOT that he was the one who got her pregnant. I think everyone just denied it.

Emma Ayers-Lewis

10/29/2014 01:00:30 pm

Why did it take Dimmesdale so long to finally confess his sin?

Serra Proud

10/29/2014 11:27:47 pm

I think he wanted to wait and tell everyone just before he died so he didnt have to deal with it throughout his whole life like Hester did but he ended up being torn apart by the secret anyway

Montana Harrison

10/29/2014 09:48:28 pm

Why wouldn't Hester try being friendly with everyone when they are being nice to her?

Haley DeFreez

11/2/2014 10:47:11 pm

I think she wasn't as friendly because of all the hatred they had previously put her through.

Dustin Gray

10/30/2014 12:59:26 am

Why did Pearl get all of Chillinsworth's money?

Elijah Lewis

10/30/2014 01:01:01 am

What did Hester get put on her grave?

Dustin Gray

10/30/2014 01:04:43 am

It was an "A"

Jacob Larsen

10/30/2014 01:30:37 am

What is so special about Hester's grave?

Ted Abrahamson

10/30/2014 02:17:45 am

Why did Pearl let Dimmesdale kiss her after he confessed that she was his child.

Alex Martinez

10/30/2014 11:51:10 pm

Why does the book have to end the way it does? The true happy ending is what they were aiming for and it isn't achieved. Is this also a theme of the book, and how you can't escape your sins fully?

Haley DeFreez

11/2/2014 10:48:24 pm

Will the town ever forgive their pastor for the sin he committed? Do they even believe that such a high power could commit such a crime?

Alexis Meahl

11/3/2014 03:29:10 am

Why did Dimmesdale have to die after saying his sins? He took too long to be honest, but why did death come from that?

Clara Cornwell

11/4/2014 07:35:13 am

It was probably "punishment" for not coming clean sooner

Clara Cornwell

11/4/2014 07:34:09 am

Why does Chillingsworth leave everything to pearl when she isn't his daughter?

Brooke Hollingsworth

11/12/2014 04:10:16 am

Even though he isn't the father, he still loves Hester and pearl, because it is Hester's daughter.

Jamie Harkrider

11/4/2014 10:49:20 pm

So why did pearl and Hester come back to their community? What reason?

Brooke Hollingsworth

11/12/2014 04:08:24 am

Why does Chillingsworth die shortly after Dimmsdale? Is revenge really that important to him to where he had nothing to live for anymore? Why was Hester buried next to him?

As you are reading Chapters 13-24, what questions do you have? What is NOT clear to you? Post a question. Respond to someone else's question.

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