The Scarlet Letter
Chapter 6: “Pearl”
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Hester’s one consolation is her daughter, Pearl, who is described in great detail in this chapter.
Hester’s one consolation is her daughter, Pearl, who is described in great detail in this chapter.
Dobbin makes a purchase for Amelia.
A large group of artists, englishmen, tourists (as well as Kenyon, Hilda, Donatello, and Miriam) gather together for an exhibit.
How the hunt ended badly.
Hawkeye, the white hunter, and Chingachgook, a mohican, discuss current events while Uncas trails Maqua tribesmen. The hear a party is approaching on horseback.
The year ends and Muriel and the narrator mourn the death of Arthur.
The "Mender of Roads" tells the story of the Marquis' assassin to Monsieur Defarge.
The Time Traveller travels far in to the future, observing the extreme changes of the planet.
The narrator and the panicked Curate continue observe the Martians.
Mrs. Clements describes Anne's childhood and the scandal that surrounded her mother and Sir Percival.
The sculptor tries to follow the figures wearing black masks.
Sibyl and her family discuss her engagement.
A brief essay by the author is presented to the reader. Rawdon and Rebecca continue to live on chance. An earlier incident involving Rawdon is revisited.
The narrator describes the circumstances of his birth.
Cruncher follows a funeral procession for Roger Cly. Cruncher is followed by his son when he revisits the grave later that night.
After a discussion with Priscilla, Nancy fears she is cause of Godfrey's disappointment.
Mr. Douglass recounts the many incidents that occurred after his return from Great Britain.
Hilda wanders through a picture gallery and feels the weariness and lonliness that accompanies it.
Magua agrees to lead Alice, Cora, and Major Heyward to Fort William Henry by means of a secret path. The group encounters an interesting stranger along the way.
When Mr. Lockwood returns for a second visit to Wuthering Heights, he gets stranded there due to a snowstorm. As he tries to leave the property without a guide he borrows Joseph's lantern, and is then stopped and pinned down by Mr. Heathcliff's dogs, forcing him to stay the night.
Now at his home, the narrator talks with a soldier about the current state of affairs.
News of the Martian defeat spreads throughout the land.
The narrator covers the events of the years after Hester’s imprisonment.
Gunther outwits Brunhild.