Scarlet Letter Chapter 9-14 Summary

Chapter 8-9 – The four men set to determine Pearl’s fate are Chillingworth, Bellingham, Wilson and Dimmesdale. When Pearl and her mother enter the room, the men call Pearl a demon child. During the meeting, Pearl seemed to be drawn to Dimmesdale, even placing his hand on her cheek. Dimmesdale happens to come to Hester’s defence, stating that god had sent the child as a blessing and a curse for Hester. As Hester leaves with Pearl entoe, she is invited to do witchcraft by the Governor's sister. Hester resist the request, explaining that she may have if she wasn’t allowed to keep Pearl, implying Pearl is steering her away from the devil. Roger Chillingworth is a cold and deceitful man. His actions border on psychopathic due to his lack of empathy and manipulation of other people. He is purely driven by revenge, lying to the whole town about his identity.
Dimmesdale states that one should confess to sins before death, and Chillingworth agrees, going further to say that if uttered by work or shown by a sort of emblem the sin will not follow one to the grave. Dimmesdale finishes the conversation by saying he’s heard many confessions on people's death beds, and suggests the reason one may die with their secrets is they were never given the chance to state them. Pearl, after seeing Chillingworth treating Dimmesdale through the window, says that the Black Man has gotten to the