There's truth in this chapter's title. This chapter gives us another view in Hester. It speaks of her relationships, feelings and views of life. In the beginning, it explains her worries for the young Reverend Dimmesdale. His health is gradually declining. They describe her relationship with him as an iron link holding them together because of their crime. A chain not made of silver or gold, but iron.
Years had passed and the town's people began to view Hester differently. She struggles and works hard to make a living for her and Pearl. Even though she works hard, she still feeds the poor. She's looked upon as a gentle, sweet woman. When a disease had swept through the town, the people sought for her care. Her scarlet letter no longer brought her pain. It brought Hester and the town comfort:
"In all seasons of calamity, indeed, whether general or of individuals, the outcast of society at once found her place. She came, not as a guest, but as a rightful inmate, into the household that was darkened by trouble; as if its gloomy twilight were a medium in which she was entitled to hold intercourse with her fellow-creatures. There glimmered the embroidered letter, with comfort in its unearthly ray."-Hawthorne
The "A" on her bosom that had stood for adultery, not stood for able. She was able to move on from the past and still make a living. This chapter shows Hester Prynne's strength and ability to pull herself out of a tuff situation. The people of Boston now looked at the scarlet letter and thought it represented her good deeds.
Years had passed and the town's people began to view Hester differently. She struggles and works hard to make a living for her and Pearl. Even though she works hard, she still feeds the poor. She's looked upon as a gentle, sweet woman. When a disease had swept through the town, the people sought for her care. Her scarlet letter no longer brought her pain. It brought Hester and the town comfort:
"In all seasons of calamity, indeed, whether general or of individuals, the outcast of society at once found her place. She came, not as a guest, but as a rightful inmate, into the household that was darkened by trouble; as if its gloomy twilight were a medium in which she was entitled to hold intercourse with her fellow-creatures. There glimmered the embroidered letter, with comfort in its unearthly ray."-Hawthorne
The "A" on her bosom that had stood for adultery, not stood for able. She was able to move on from the past and still make a living. This chapter shows Hester Prynne's strength and ability to pull herself out of a tuff situation. The people of Boston now looked at the scarlet letter and thought it represented her good deeds.
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