e worn at major ceremonies and become the fashion. She also spends time making clothes for free to give to the poor as a way of penance. Hester herself wore course garments, while her baby was dressed nice.Hester was still an outcast from society. She had grown patient to the way people scold her when they buy her clothes. The poor people were not grateful and continued to torment her. Hester is hurt every time this happens. She tries to seek shelter in a church, but found the sermon about her. She always felt everyone looking at the scarlet letter.Hesters loneliness causes her imagination to run wild. She imagines that the scarlet letter gives her an extra sense that can tell if others have sinned. She still believes that no ones sin is as great as hers is. Also, stories and urban legends spread about her letter being magical and more than just cloth.Chapter 6: PearlHester chooses to name her baby Pearl because she was a great price and was purchased with all her mother had. Pearls character sometimes worried Hester. She is not easily tamed by verbal restraints, but only by physical ones. Hester notices that Pearl sometimes seems incapable of feeling real emotions, as in her mother cries and Pearl laughs.Pearl soon begins to hate the members of Boston. She will throw rocks at the children who try to approach her. Instead of imaginary friends, she battles imaginary enemies. Hester thinks that her child is cursed and feels grief for Pearl.Pearl has a fascination for Hesters letter. Hester is very uncomfortable with this and by the look of intelligence on Pearls face. Hester imagines that an evil spirit lives inside Pearl and sometimes looks out through her eyes. In a conversation with Pearl, Hester claims that God sent Pearl to Earth, but Pearl thinks Hester is playing a game and doesnt believe her. In town the new rumor is that Hesters child has no human father. Instead she is a demon child.Chapter 7: The Governors HallWhen delivering...
