The novel moves between a few places in a small Puritan town: the prison, the scaffold and the dark forest beyond. Scroll to follow Hester.
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A wild rose by a grim door.
Hester stands before the town with Pearl and the A.
Chillingworth visits her cell.
A lonely cottage at the edge of town.
Pearl sees the A huge in a suit of armour.
Dimmesdale on the scaffold under a meteor.
Hester and Dimmesdale meet at last.
Pearl will not cross until the A is back.
A plan to flee, and a passenger they did not expect.
The minister's greatest sermon.
Dimmesdale climbs the scaffold one last time.