1. The Scarlet Letter Review
Chapters 9-19 notes

2. Ch 9 Review Title “The Leech”- doctor & symbol
Townspeople began believing that Chillingworth was the devil haunting Dimmesdale
Dimmesdale grew sicker- unknown cause

3. Ch 10 Review Black weed discussion
Dimmesdale “No evil of the past can be redeemed by better service”- pg 120
Pearl- “Come away mother or the Black Man will get you!”- pg 122
What does Chillingworth find??? Pg 126

4. Ch 11 Review How does Dimmesdale feel about Chillingworth? Pg 128
What do the townspeople think is happening with Dimmesdale? Pg 131
What does Dimmesdale do in secret? Pg 132

5. Ch 12 Review What does Dimmesdale do once on the scaffold?
Mistress Hibbons again? *SYMBOL*
“Electric chain” pg 139
Chillingworth in the shadows pg 142
Gender roles?
What was found on the scaffold? What did public think?

6. Ch 13 Review What does the letter appear to be now? Pg 146-147?
Women’s roles pg 150
Hester’s temptation- pg 150
What has she considered doing to Pearl? To herself?
“The Scarlet Letter has not done its office”

7. Ch 14 Review “Quitting the letter”- pg 153
Begging for Dimmesdale to be saved- pg 154 *Symbol
No hope for all of them- pg 156

8. Ch 15 Review
Why is it symbolic that Pearl crafted a letter out of eelgrass (part of nature)?
Pearl’s understanding of the Letter-
Hester wears Letter for same reason that Dimmesdale keeps hand over heart

9. Ch 16 Review Hester admits that she “met the Black Man ONCE”
Pearl’s discussion of the Black Man- curious
Pearl’s understanding of the Letter-

10. Ch 17 Review What is Dimmesdale like as a person?
P “nothing but despair”
P.176- Chillingworth is revealed
What is their plan for the future?

11. Ch 18 Review
What is the significance of the title “The Flood of Sunshine”?
P 180- Hester’s “teachers” and what their sin meant
P 182- takes the letter off
P 183- Nature’s reaction?

12. Ch 19 Review
Pearl is on one side of the brooke and Hester and Dimmesdale are on the other. Why could this represent?
P 187
Why does Pearl throw a tantrum because Hester wasn’t wearing the letter?
P 190- Pearl is mollified
Why does Pearl ask about Dimmesdale’s hand over his heart repeatedly? What does this show?

13. Ch 20 Review How does Dimmesdale feel after leaving the forest?
What does Dimmesdale imagine?
Mistress Hibbins- rationale p. 199
Dimmesdale turns down Chillingworth p. 201
Then, Dimmesdale felt great!
Text evidence to show this?

14. Ch 21 Review Hester is “dead” p.203
Turn to conversation between Hester and Pearl on p. 205
What is Pearl’s understanding of Dimmesdale?
P 210- What ruined Hester & Dimmesdale’s plan?
What MEIN is shown?

15. Ch 22 How does Dimmesdale look to the townspeople?
How does Hester FEEL about Dimmesdale when he walks by her? P. 214
What is the news from the shipmaster?

16. Ch 23 Hester= A, Dimmesdale= best sermon ever!
Dimmesdale reveals sin with Hester & Pearl on scaffold- Pearl kisses Dimmesdale
Dimmesdale dies
What was on Dimmesdale’s chest?
What do the people think was on his chest?

17. Ch 24 Probably infected A cause of death
Chillingworth dies- leaves property to Pearl
Pearl flourishes, marries and has baby
Hester lives in cottage
Dies and is buried NEAR Dimmesdale under the letter A