The Scarlet Letter and The Essay

        AHA!!! I knew Dimmesdale was the father. That indeed puts him in a very precarious situation. HE can't tell, or he loses his life. Yet if he continues on the current path, Hester  has to bear the burden alone. this can also be seen t be having a physical affect on Dimmesdale as well, as he is always sick. Pearl has proved to be a creepishly smart child. For a three year old, I think her English might be better than mine. She will prove to be a mess. Enough on that.
        As for this essay, I think there is a lot of value in finding a peer to collaborate with. It just so happens that I ended up with 3. Yet strangely, only one of them has commented on my essay. hmmmm. I also am glad that we are going to be having class time to work on the essays; I need some time to work on it while having the available resources of you and my peers around me all the time.

Scarlet Letter 12/5/10

        After reading through the two different possibilities as to why Hester remained behind, I am not exactly sure of her true reason for staying. From what the two paragraphs say, I feel like her reasoning came actually from a mixture of both. I feel like she does indeed have some emotional connection to this place, I'm just not sure what it is. My first thought is that the connection is probably to her lover, and she feels that she shouldn't abandon him to the pack of wolves that are the villagers. The book says that what is keeping her there is "half a sense of truth, and half a self-delusion," but I'm struggling to get past there.
        As for how the community treats her....let's just say I wouldn't want to be in her shoes. The community does support her a bit, but that is only because they want access to her incredibly fine needle-work. Other than that, they basically shun her. She turns into that creepy old hermit that lives on the outskirts of town where she won't be bothered. When she does go into the community, she is endlessly the center of attention as people in passing stare a her letter. It would be quite miserable

Scarlet Letter 12/1/10

As of now, the story line seems to be pretty straightforward. Young wife cheated on old husband, and old husband (and the rest of society) is really unhappy. My guess is that the mystery man who fathered her child is Arthur Dimmesdale, though I'm not sure how the rest of the community would react if this were the case. While I'm sure they have no problem backing their threats, Dimmesdale is an incredibly important member to the community, and on top of that he is very well-respected. My predictions for the immediate future is that Hester will continue to remain mute in regards to the name of her lover, and her real husband will continue to prod her about it; he might possibly discover the truth before everyone else and work to make said lover's life miserable. And the community will likely continue hating and debating over Hester.