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I learned that Hester and Dimmesdale were attempting to leave on a ship.  I’ll never let them out of my grasp no matter the cost. I’ll follow them to end of the world if I have to. I refuse to leave this life without exacting my revenge. The fact they thought they could escape me so easily was almost insulting. I shifted through town finding all the information I could on ships leaving in the coming days. I finally found the ship I was looking for after hours of searching. I convinced the naïve ship captain to allow me to travel with them. After a little persuasion the fool agreed. After I was walking around in a crowd and saw a familiar face. It was Hester; she looked like the cat that ate the canary. I smirked at her to let her know that I knew. All the color left her face and she was completely terrified, just how I wanted it. The next day was election day and very festive. The town was a little bit more lively than usual. I knew Dimmesdale would be giving a sermon so I went to see what he had to say. Even I was taken aback by the clarity and passion of his message. By far this was the greatest sermon I have ever heard. He earned a little bit of my respect, but again A LITTLE. After the sermon Dimmesdale was stumbling around during the parade. He looked terrible and very sick. I was shocked when Dimmesdale approached Hester and Pearl at the Scaffold! I tried to stop him, but there in front of the entire town Dimmesdale confessed his sin! He told that he was Pearls father and committed adultery with Hester. He soon died, which is what I wanted but It somehow felt empty. I had no hand in it, he confessed by himself I didn’t have that A HA! moment. After he died I had nothing to live for and began to feel weak. There is no doubt I will die soon too. With this, I bid you bloggers farewell.

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. But there was a more real life for Hester Prynne here, in New England, than in that unknown region where Pearl had found a home. Here had been her sin; here, her sorrow; and here was yet to be her penitence. She had returned, therefore, and resumed,—of her own free will, for not the sternest magistrate of that iron period would have imposed it,—resumed the symbol of which we have related so dark a tale. Never afterwards did it quit her bosom. But . . . the scarlet letter ceased to be a stigma which attracted the world’s scorn and bitterness, and became a type of something to be sorrowed over, and looked upon with awe, and yet with reverence, too.

As me the governor and Chillingworth walked out of the room we saw Hester and pearl waiting for the governor. When Pearl answer the question that the governor asked wrong, he made the disunion to take Pearl away from Hester. Then Hester ran up and grabbed pearl and told the governor why she should keep pearl. Then I told the governor that keeping pearl might be a good thing for Hester. He agreed and Hester was able to the forehead and regrouped with the governor and Chillingworth. As soon as Hester and Peal left the governor house, the governor sister wanted Hester to join her in the forest to bring the black man to the world. Hester refused and said if they would have taken Pearl from me I would have went with you.My sickness is getting worse by the day. Even with Chillingworth moving in with me, my sickness is far from getting better. I wonder if Chilling worth is actually trying to help or trying to make it worse. I did fine out that Hester is a little uncomfortable whenever they are in the same room. keep pearl. After the decision was made Pearl ran up to me and rubbed my hand on her check, then I knelt down and kissed her on even Pearl seems to know something about Chillingworth. I’m surprised he didn’t find out about me and Hester when we were standing on the punishment scaffold, He just thought I was sleep walking. I should just get my mind off this whole sickness thing and get back to my job. Chillingworth is one off my closes friends no way he would try and hurt me. I’m am going to the natives camp to teach them about our religion. That will clear my mind and let me forget about this sickness for a while.

I have finally confessed my sin after seven years I was given the strength to confess in front of the entire townspeople.  After meeting in the forest with Hester, I returned back to Chillingworth and my house to tell him I was no longer in need of his medication, when I told him that he seemed a little skeptical but didn’t ask me anything.  I then sat down to rewrite my sermon that I was to present on Election Day.  The day of the elections I felt healthier and more energetic than before although I could feel slight tension from Hester because I did not really acknowledge her before I read my sermon and Pearl could not even recognize me at first.  Also I know mistress Hibbins was trying to brain wash Hester, that women thinks I am the Devil, which I am not!  She is the one that is known around town for being a witch.  While I recited my sermon I saw Hester and Pearl standing at the foot of the scaffold and I knew it was time to confess my sin so I held both of their hands at the top and said:

“ye, that have loved me!—ye, that have deemed me holy!—behold me here, the one sinner of the world!  At last—at last!—I stand upon the spot where, seven years since, I should have stood, here” (200)

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And then I showed the townspeople the scarlet letter that rested upon my chest.  After that Pearl gave me the kiss that she has been holding out to give me for a while now.  Hester had asked me if we were going to spend our after lives together but I told her only God could decide that.  Now as you are reading this I am dead, God has taken me away and sent me some place else but at least I know that I am dead and relieved of my sin.

JaVaun Martin

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It was a great day as I was playing in the forest gather pearls and diamonds and rubies in the wood and I was running all around with wild flowers in my hair. Then all of a sudden as I had reached the margin of the brook and on the other side I saw mother talking to a man where they sat together on the mossy tree-trunk. My mom then calls for me and says that I must be friends with person who is standing next to her Here is a friend of mine, who must be thy friend also.  Thou wilt have twice as much love henceforward as thy mother alone could give thee!  Leap across the brook and come to us.  Thou canst leap like a young deer!” (Chapter 19) I didn’t focus as to the order my mom gave me to come but I focused on the relation as to they might have with one another. I found myself angry when for all my life I have seen the letter A on my mother’s bosom and all of a sudden why does she choose to not where it now! Hoping that she would get the hint, I pointed with my forefinger towards her bosom not saying anything. I might have over done it with my “suddenly burst into a fit of passion, gesticulating violently, and throwing her small figure into the most extravagant contortions,” but it worked. (Chapter 19) The website http://scottberkun.com/2010/how-to-convince-anyone-of-anything/ worked for telling me how to get what I want out of someone. My mom finally noticed or at least that man next to her whispered something to her because she finally got that she was to put the letter A back on her bosom. When she told me that it was by my side of the brooks I told her that she had to “Come thou and take it up,” that might have been a little rude of me but that should teach my mother to not change.

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Ugh mother won’t answer any of my important questions that I want an answer to. I looked up ways to get information out of someone without being so obvious and I found this website http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466269812/?tag=googhydr-20&hvadid=18697354555&hvpos=1o1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=508036878316779913&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=b&ref=pd_sl_1m4ykz1ey9_b which led me to a book I could look at I already found one way to get her attention by making the letter A and wearing it on my bosom hoping that she would ask me what I’m wearing. I could tell that it got her attention and so I asked “What does the letter mean, mother?  and why dost thou wear it? and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?”(Chapter 15) I wish my mom would just answer the question because I know she is hiding something from me even if she says “What questions are these?  There are many things in this world that a child must not ask about.  What know I of the minister’s heart?  And as for the scarlet letter, I wear it for the sake of its gold thread.” (Chapter 15) I know my mother is not telling me the whole story and I can tell that she knows that I know something, so why won’t she just tell me already! I only have one solution left and that’s to annoy her as much as I can until she tells me. I figured if I constantly keep asking her what the scarlet letter means she would get fed up and have to tell me eventually. My plan worked until my mom said “Do not tease me; else I shall put thee into the dark closet!” (Chapter 15) I guess I will have to find out the hard way, I will just keep observing what’s going on because I know the person who keeps placing his hand on his chest has to do something with the letter A.

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That filthy disgusting dimmesdale thinks he can just take my beautiful wife and get away with it . I heard that he is leaving the town and going to Europe with Hester, but I will not let this happen and I will have my ultimate revenge. I went to the ship’s captain and told him that am part of Hester’s party plus am also a physician and I might be useful on your ship. The captain agreed and informed Hester “This physician here—Chillingworth he calls himself—is minded to try my cabin-fare with you? Ay, ay, you must have known it; for he tells me he is of your party, and a close friend to the gentleman you spoke of—he that is in peril from these sour old Puritan rulers.” Page(s): 185. Hester looked at me with fear and I was standing in the remotest corner of the market-place and smiling on her to show her that she cannot go anywhere without her real husband. If you want to be a genius like me who can use his skills to do whatever he wants go to uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/HowTo:Become_an_Evil_Genius. Hester looked at the captain of the ship “What mean you?” she asked him .The captain tried to clarify to Hester ,but it does not matter to me because am going to get my revenge one way or another. Dimmesdlae came to me telling me that he does not my help any more and at that moment I realized Hester told him my real identity, but it it is too late now because am like a leech worm sucking the blood from him and he cannot get rid of me.Another public gathering in the marketplace. But this time the purpose is to celebrate the installation of a new governor and I watched Dimmesdale giving his speech about England but then he calls Hester and pearl “Come, Hester—come! Support me up yonder scaffold. “Page(s): 199, .Dimmedlae Faced the townspeople with the truth and even showed them the scarlet letter on his body. He called himself the one sinner of the world then he bids Hester and dies. I was very shocked because I did not expect that from him. Ha ha the man that I was trying to kill is now dead and now it is time for me to get my Hester back.

Me my mom and Dimmesdale had met in the forest and decided to leave together on a boat leaving in four days. After the heartfelt discussion Dimmesdale left ahead of us back into town with a lot more energy than ever before, but i noticed that he may have doubted his feelings for my mother. Days later there was and election for a new governor in Boston and Dimmesdale was giving a sermon for the new governor. At the time i was just confused at all the people that were around. My mom explained that there were going to be a parade for the new governor. Then i said to my mom “Oh good, mother. Then will the minister come stand with us and hold our hands in front of everyone?” Mom told me that he will be here but he will not be able to stand with us just yet. I had thought Dimmesdale was strange man for wanting to see us at night time and in the woods but not during the day, and why he had always covered his heart. Soon after the captain of the ship we were supposed to leave came to my mother and said something that seemed to depress her. I got excited when i saw Dimmesdale about to give the procession but my mother told me to be quiet about what happened on the forest. I told mom i wanted to go embrace him but she said it was good that i did not do that because this was neither the place nor the time for that. We got closer to the platform to witness what had to be the best sermon that Dimmesdale had ever gave in his life. As the sermon continued mom watched on, and i went to play in the square. As i played the captain of the ship came to me and asked me to pass on a message to my mom. He should have sent it himself  https://mail.google.com/mail/. I took the message only to depress her even more. After the procession my mom was being glared at like before because of her Scarlett A, but then Dimmesdale came over and took us both to the top of the scaffold. There he announced to the world that he was my father and took responsibility just before dieing. I kissed my father good bye, he said farewell.  

IM GIVING THEM CHILLS

So I heard that Hester and Pearl and Dimmesdale were going try to pull a fast one, and get on a boat and leave for Europe. If they think that I am going to let that happen, then they really must not know who I am! So as soon as I figure out exactly what boat they are getting on, I am going to talk to that captain and save myself a seat on that boat. They will never be ever to leave me, and to make sure of that, I will follow their every footstep.
So I asked a couple people around town about a boat that was going to Europe in the next couple of days, and I finally found the boat I was looking for. So I made sure that I talked to the captain of the ship, and eventually talked him in to allowing me to ride with them. So when I finished talking to the captain, I looked deep into a crowd of people and I saw Hester standing there looking super scared. So I gave her a little smirk, just for fun, to scare her a little.
So the next day, since it was Election Day, it was a big parade and what not. Then I saw that guy Dimmesdale giving his sermon, and even though I do not like him, it was an amazing sermon. So after his sermon, I saw Dimmesdale stumbling during the parade, and I was already aware of his sickness. Then I could not believe what I saw next, I saw Dimmesdale approach Hester and Pearl in front of the scaffold! I did not like what I was seeing so I had to step in. so I finally killed Dimmesdale! So I wanted to flee the town immediately. I went to this website http://www.travelocity.com/ to find a flight out of this town.
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Today was a holiday in town. It was time for the new governor to be selected. This was the first time that the whole town has gathered since my public ridicule. Dimmesdale and my plans to go to Europe have been slightly ruined since Chillingworth is now joining us on the passage. It did not help my mood much that Chillingworth was smirking at me across the marketplace. I always wondered how Chillingworth even knew that we were going aboard the ship to Europe.

Before I could even think about what Chillingworth accompanying us on the ship would mean the procession began. The music was loud and people were filled with happiness and excitement. I spotted Dimmesdale through the crowd a since of dreariness came over me. I could not believe that this was the same man that I had known all those years ago. Again, my thoughts were interrupted as Mistress Hibbins came over to Pearl and me. She began to say that the “mark” of the minister will be revealed like mine was all those years ago will be revealed. It never occurred to me at the time that what she was saying would actually be true. Once the Mistress left I began to listen to the sermon that Dimmesdale was giving. Another development happened because Pearl gave me a message from Chillingworth that he will make arrangements to bring Dimmesdale on board the ship. I thought to myself, when will Chillingworth ever give up making our lives so horrible?!?

The sermon had ended and we were all heading to the town hall when something that I never thought would happen did, Dimmesdale pulls Pearl and me onto the scaffold with him. I could not believe this was he really going to reveal the truth?  “With a convulsive motion, he tore away the ministerial band from before his breast.  It was revealed!”(page 200) Dimmesdale finally revealed the whole truth before the town! My little Pearl finally knew who her father was and she accepted him with a kiss. But in the instance of all the truth coming out my Dimmesdale died. After his death I was completely heart broken. I searched the internet for a website that would help me cope with his death and move forward: http://www.focusonthefamily.com/lifechallenges/emotional_health/coping_with_death_and_grief.aspx

After the death of Dimmesdale many people of the town could not believe it. About a year or so Chillingworth also died. My little Pearl and I left town for many years.  But I came back and resumed my charity work for the town and I still lived in my cottage alone. My Scarlet letter remained on my breast until my dying day.

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Pearl, Dimmesdale, and me standing on the scaffold before he died.

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