T.S.L. Chapter 13

T.S.L. Chapter 13

1. Hester becomes a more kind, helping, and penitent woman

   • Townspeople start believing the "A" stands for able
     • They have begun to respect her in a sense
   • Less rejected by society / More accepted
   • She is caring less about her appearance

2. Dimmesdale

   • Becoming physically / morally weaker
     • Hester notices this and states that his demeanor has taken that of a child's
   • Begs Hester for help
   • Hester the "sinner" tries to save Dimmesdale, but Dimmesdales the "innocent" never tried to save Hester

3. Pearl & saving Hester

   • She would have been executed if not for Pearl's birth
   • Pearl's appearance is still kept "pretty" by Hester
   • Without Pearl, Hester may have ended up like Mistress Hibbins doing witchcraft