Scarlet Letter Response

English 4

Mr. Merrill

Jeffrey Baker

Chapter 13 Response

Scarlet Letter Response: Analyze the Following Line: The Scarlet Letter had not done its office.” Do you agree or disagree? Why?

In my opinion, I disagree and agree with that statement because it did some of its office, but not all of it. People in her community are seeing her more as helpful as years keep passing rather than a person who committed Adultery. One thing that the Scarlet Letter has done for her is getting her to stop and think about how it is affecting her daughter and all the people around her. She always has to worry about whether to reveal Chillingworth’s identity. If anything, the Scarlet Letter provided Hester with a subliminal second chance to rethink and redo her life. Overall, the Scarlet Letter did its office, but at the same time, did not quite do its office because it helped Hester out as well as mentally scar her.