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Chapter 14: Hester and the Physician “…A mortal man, with once a human heart, has become a fiend for his especial torment!” “Hast thou not tortured him enough?” “No—no! He ha but increased the debt!...Dost thou remember me” “I must reveal the secret. He must discern thee in thy true character” “There is no good for him,—no good for me,—no good for thee! There is no good for little Pearl! There is no path to guide us out of this dismal maze!” Explain the last few paragraphs of this chapter Chapter 15: Hester and Pearl Hester admits that she, too, hates Chillingworth and realizes that it was he “[had] done [her] worse wrong” for having forced her to marry him even when she had not loved him Pearl is described to be very happy in nature, as if she is one with it. Could it be that she is a product of nature rather than sin? Pearl creates her own letter “A” out of eel-grass and asks her mother what it means Hester realizes that Pearl, now seven, may actually be able to learn from her mistake if Hester teaches her what the “A” symbolizes Pearl makes the connection between Hester’s “A” and Dimmesdale’s hand over his heart—but does she really know that the two are connected? Chapter 16: A Forest Walk Pearl points out to Hester that the sunshine runs away from her mother but not from her; Pearl says it is because of the “A” on Hester’s bosom Characterization of Pearl—she is devilishly happy and does what she wants; she does not seem to be afraid of anything Pearl asks Hester if Hester has ever met the Black Man, and Hester answers that she did once—and the scarlet letter is his mark Pearl is compared to the brook Pearl also questions whether Dimmesdale has met the Black Man, and if that is the reason why he always covers his heart with hand. Does she know? Chapter 17: The Pastor His Parishioner This is the first time that Hester and Dimmesdale have been alone in seven or more years! It is said that they “questioned one another’s actual and bodily existence”—a