Scarlet Letter ABC’s

Scarlet Letter ABC’s

By: Sean Brannigan

Adultery

What Hester Prynne was accused of at the beginning of the book, what the A
stands for.

Bosom

Where Hester wore the scarlet letter.

Chillingworth

Primary antagonist in the book, controls Dimmesdale throughout the whole book.

Dysfunctional

Throughout the story everyone is dysfunctional, not knowing what to do or how to
handle certain things.

Europe

Both Hester and Dimmesdale planned to go to Europe to start a new life before
Dimmesdale's death.

Fearful

Dimmesdale was fearful to let his secret out and have everyone hate him

Governor Bellingham

One of many people who suspects Pearl is devilish, tries to take her from Hester

Hester

Main character in the book, wears the scarlet letter on her bosom to symbolize
adultery

Indians

Captured and held Roger Chillingworth

Jail

Hester had the choice to either go to jail and be resented or to be killed

Kind

No matter what the townspeople threw at Hester she would always treat them
with kindness

Love

The whole story is about love and ways it can affect people

Meteor

The meteor drew out what looked like to be an A in the sky

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Author of the scarlet letter, went very in depth with everything

Open

Hester would not open up to who the father was of Pearl to keep the man safe

Pearl

The devilish child of Hester and Dimmesdale’s affair

Quiet

Everyone that knew about Hester and Dimmesdale’s affair kept quiet to keep
Dimmesdale’s reputation clean

Reject

Pearl was rejected by most of the kids due to her having to dress in red and
because of her moms sins

Shame

In the beginning of the book Hester didn’t even want to show her face due to her
committing adultery.

Truth

With Dimmesdale hiding the truth from everyone that he was Pearl’s father, it put a
lot of unneeded stress on him

United States

The country where the book takes place

Vengeance

Chillingworth seeks vengeance on Dimmesdale for having an affair with his wife
Hester

Wilson

Reverend Wilson wanted to take Pearl away from Hester since she wasn’t able to
raise her properly.

Xenophobia

The fear of foreign idea or people, like how the Puritans feared Hester and her
actions in the beginning of the book

Young

Throughout the whole book we are with Pearl through her youth, and we watch as
she grows and develops without a father.

Zero

The amount of people in the book that were perfect, maybe a hidden message in
Hawthorne's book to show everyone makes mistakes.