9. Find the powerful simile that Hawthorne crafts in order to convey the experience of alienation or which Hester feels. What is its effect? “banishment” 10. How does Hester respond to the slights and insults she receives from rich and poor alike? Infer her motives and character on the basis of her response to these (82) “attacks.” 11. Hester’s solitude has produced a remarkable the scarlet letter had endowed her “fancy” – “that with a new sense. She shuddered to believe, yet could not help believing, that it gave her a sympathetic knowledge of the hidden sin in other hears. . . .” Explain his in your own words “fancy” and explore its significance to the novel. Chapter Six, “Pearl” Please examine the opening sentence of Chapter Six: have as yet hardly spoken of the “We infant; that little creature, innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of , a lovely and immortal flower, out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion.” On the basis of the details of this sentence, how does Hawthorne view Pearl? Explain the significance of Pearl’s name. How does Hester view her own child? Assess both the literal and symbolic significance of the following passage. aspect was “Pearl’s imbued with a spell of infinite variety; in this one child there were many children, comprehending the full scope between the wild-flower prettiness of a peasant baby, and the pomp, in little, of an infant princess.”
9. Find the powerful simile that Hawthorne crafts in order to convey the experience of alienation or “banishment” which Hester feels. What is its effect? 10. How does Hester respond to the slights and insults she receives from rich and poor alike? Infer her motives and character on the basis of her response to these “attacks.” (82) 11. Hester’s solitude has produced a remarkable “fancy” – “that the scarlet letter had endowed her with a new sense. She shuddered to believe, yet could not help believing, that it gave her a sympathetic knowledge of the hidden sin in other hears. . . .” Explain his “fancy” in your own words and explore its significance to the novel. Chapter Six, “Pearl” Please examine the opening sentence of Chapter Six: “We have as yet hardly spoken of the infant; that little creature, innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of , a lovely and immortal flower, out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion.” On the basis of the details of this sentence, how does Hawthorne view Pearl? Explain the significance of Pearl’s name. How does Hester view her own child? Assess both the literal and symbolic significance of the following passage. “Pearl’s aspect was imbued with a spell of infinite variety; in this one child there were many children, comprehending the full scope between the wild-flower prettiness of a peasant baby, and the pomp, in little, of an infant princess.”
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