Scarlet letter alphabet book
Leiha worley
A
A is for the scarlet letter that
hester is forced to wear.
B
B is for hester's bosom, where pearl
spent her early days.
C
C is for chillingworth, hesters
husbands fake alias
D
Letter D is for dimsdale, the unholy
minister with whom hester shared a
baby.
E
E is for eel weed, with which little
pearl used to create her on scarlet
letter in the color green.
F
F is for fantastic flourishes,
which describe the scarlet
letter that she wears on her
bosom.
G
G is for god, who the puritans
worshiped.
H
H is for Hester, the main
character in this thrilling
novel.
I
I is for infant, the very
thing hester was holding when
she was on the scaffold.
J
J is for john wilson, the
elder clergyman in the book
who was in the garden when
hester went to the governor's
home.
K
K is for kiss, which pearls
father gave her and she later
washed off in the brook.
L
L is for ladylike, which in
the beginning of the book was
said to be the opposite of the
woman there.
M
M is for Mistress Hibbins, the
sister of the governor who was
a “witch” and repeatedly tried
to get hester to give into the
“Black Man”
N
N is for negotiate, this is
what hester tried to do with
the clergymen when they didn't
see her fit to be a mother,
and tried to take away pearl.
O
O is for Old England, in which they lived
P
P is for little pearl, the devilish child
belonging to hester and the reverend.
Q
Q is for quit, this is
something hester never does,
she always stands tall and
goes about her day as if the
town doesn't judge her.
R
R is for rose, the only thing that grows
outside of the prison
S
S is for the scaffold, where
both hester and the reverend
end up standing and
“broadcasting” their sins.
T
T is for 225, the page where
Dimmesdale eventually dies
after he confesses his sins.
U
U is for united, this is what
hester, pearl, and her father
finally where at the end when
they held hands on the
scaffold.
V
V is for visage, the word
hawthorne used many times when
describing one's appearance in
the book.
W
W is for widow, this is was
hester was believed to be and
why her punishment wasn't the
usual execution that was done
for “sinning”.
X
X is for the x in xoxo,
meaning kiss, When pearl saw
dimsdale at the gathering she
was compelled to give him a
kiss.
YY is for yearning, pearl
yearns to know a lot of things
throughout the book, she wants
to know what the letter means,
who her father is,if the black
man is real,and much more.
Z
Z is for zeal, they showed
great enthusiasm for all
things surrounding god.