Thursday the 4th

Last thursday we began class after reading chapter 3 and 4 from The Scarlet Letter, this was one of our first times to do independent reading for this book. Chapter three is titled Recognition, In this chapter, Hester is standing when she see's a man (which we figure out to be her husband) walk into the town. She is later questioned by Governor Bellingham and other people in the town. They want to know who the father of the child is, but she will not reveal who it is. In class we discussed why she is trying to protect who the father is, because if she would reveal who it is she would receive less punishment. It is also revealed in this chapter that the baby is a girl. The chapter ended with, "It was whispered, by those who peered after her, that the scarlet letter threw a lurid gleam along the dark passage-way of the interior.", This passage helps show the supernatural aspect of Hawthorne's writing.

In chapter 4, titled The Interview, We find out the husband of Hester. They had been married in the UK when they immigrated into the colonies. He was supposed to meet her there but she didn't. Roger Chillingworth seems like a very inteligent man, whoever he did spend some time in the wilderness before arriving in the town. He has a mysterious, dark part of a personality. We will see how his character unfolds in the book.

When I think of some of the characters in this book they remind me of silhouette because of Hawthorne's dark and light writing style.

Although this is a well-known word contradictory is my word of the day. Because Hawthorne's writing is very contrasting and he shows dual nature, good and evil, and dark and light