In chronological order, the first ³scaffold scene² was what started the novel. The book opened right where Hester and Pearl were on the scaffold. In this scene, Hester and her baby are standing on the scaffold in front of the entire village. Everyone one is staring and whispering. She is bearing a strange symbol on her bosom. This symbol is a large letter ³A.² It is quite fancy. But the letter is not something to be proud of. As Hester is standing there holding her baby, Pearl, she spots a very strange man moving through the crowd of people. The man stares at her. Hester acts like she has some connection with this strange man. Hester and the man look at each other as if they have known each other before. They are more than acquaintances.

This scene is a turning point because it introduces you to the scarlet letter. The letter is what the entire book revolves around. All of the events are based on the letter and

what it symbolizes in the story. Hester is bearing it for the first time. The letter means adultery. The scene is also a turning point because it shows the connection with the strange man (Roger Chillingworth.) Roger Chillingworth is a new character being introduced. The hidden relationship between Hester and Chillingworth will lead to many events and turn the story in a different direction that is not just about the scarlet letter, but about Hester¹s past.

This last scene is a turning point and an ending. Dimmesdale¹s death makes a dramatic change in the story, but also brings it to a close. It is a turning point because Hester and Pearl are left without him. So is Chillingworth (Dimmesdale¹s doctor.) Many things can happen since his death after his confession. The death of Dimmesdale is also a closing because it was a closure. It finished the main problem in the story and left few things to be done in the rest of the story. The death was a climatic moment. It brought everything together. The lies, the pain, the relationship with Pearl, and the torture with Chillingworth. In just one scene, everything that had happened in the story ended. Dimmesdale¹s relationship with Chillingworth was at an end, the confusing relationship with Pearl was no longer a threat, and Dimmesdale¹s pain, physically and emotionally, was over after he confessed and passed on.

This scene is a turning point because Dimmesdale¹s fear is revealed. He is very afraid to have the town know what he has done.

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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)