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Chapter 2 and 3- Hester is on the scaffold and is being yelled at by Puritan women because she has tainted the image of divine maternity. She is spared because she has a baby. When she walked back, they noticed that the scarlett letter was glowing and Hester spots her husband in the crowd.

Chapter 4 and 5- Hester meets with Chillingworth and tells him not to reveal his idtentity. They have a conversation about when Hester left early to go to Massachusetts. She decides to stay in the town. She wears the Scarlett Letter. Everyone in town notices it and react to it. They don’t treat her nicely.

Chapter 6- The first three years of Pearl’s life. They describe Pearl as being a “devil child” because she behaves badly. Hester thought that she was a fairy child because of her wild mood swings. Then she saw an image of an evil spirit in Pearl’s eyes.