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Imagery/symbolism
 * rosebush- the good nature in people, hope
 * rust on doors- the negative in people
 * the letter A- adulterer

Character behavior or psychology Interesting Passages
 * Hester was confident and held her head up like she was proud standing on the platform. This shows her strength and her determination to stand her ground as everyone was judging her.
 * The crowd of people- very harsh and judgmental- put down Hester and it somewhat blocks out their guilt because they are focusing on Hester's sin. Maybe they are fearful that the man she slept with could be their husband.
 * "'Mercy on us, goodwife,' exclaimed a man in the crown, 'is there no virtue in woman, save what springs from a wholesome fear of the gallows? That is the hardest word yet! Hush, now, gossips; for the lock is turning in the prison-door, and here comes Mistress Prynne herself.'" (Hawthorne, 49)

Questions/Predictions
 * Who was the man standing in the crowd who pretended he was someone else?
 * Why did Hester try to hide the true identity of the baby's father?
 * What will happen to the real father of the baby?
 * How will they get Hester to reveal the truth?
 * Will Hester be as confident as she is now, as the book proceeds?