1. Why does Hester believe that Roger Chillingworth did a greater wrong to her than she did to him? Do you agree? Why?/Why not?
2. How do you explain Pearl's behavior with the bird?
3. What does Pearl do with the seaweed? Does this remind you of another action earlier in the book?
4. Explain the association between Rev. Dimmesdale's action and the scarlet letter on Hester's chest.
5. Why is Hester reluctant to tell Pearl the truth about herself and Rev. Dimmesdale? Does she think Pearl is too young to understand or is there another reason?
6. How does the narrator describe little Pearl?
7. Why doesn't Roger Chillingworth want to inform the magistrates that Dimmesdale is Pearl's father? What does he gain by keeping quiet?
8. What is Chillingworth's motivation (reason for) behaving this way? What does he gain by it?
9. What does the scaffold symbolize?
10. What does going into the woods symbolize?
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
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