Nathaniel Hawthorne
So know I understand who the father of Pearl is - Dimmesdale. I was originally confused about his identity in relation to Hester because he called her out to speak of whom the father of her child. She says that her baby shall never know an earthly father. She takes the shame for the both of them and stands there, ostracized. Hawthorne displays great irony when Dimmesdale then places his hand over his heart, as if he's reaching his shame that is within. In that same scene, Hester holds her hand on her red letter "A" that is also over her heart, a sign of her recognition of her outward shame. Why was Hester protecting the preacher? What good did that do her?
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