The Scarlet Letter Group

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chan2008
chan2008
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High School - 12th Grade

In The Scarlet Letter, why does Hester choose to move back to a community that condemns her?

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Posted by chan2008 on Thursday October 4, 2007 at 11:31 AM and tagged with hester.


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  1. daveb
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    High School - 11th Grade

    It's also possible that leaving would deny Hester the opportunity to be near Dimmesdale, whether for her own benefit (and she clearly cares for him, asking at the end of the book whether she and Dimmesdale will be together in the afterlife) or for Pearl.

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    Posted by daveb on Wednesday October 17, 2007 at 7:50 PM

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