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Chapter 13
Hester believes she needs to aid
Dimmesdale because she caused the
harm and pain in him.
Other beliefs and changes took place
in her. She helped many people in the
colony by bringing food or making
clothes; she fought against poverty.
Many people of the colony realized
the change and said the *A* stood for
Able. It was said to have given her
protection when an arrow struck
because it did no harm. However,
rulers and wise and learned men were
slow to acknowledge Hester’s change.
In her, passion and feeling were
replaced by thought. With thought
came questions of Pearl’s existence and
the role of women in society.
Ultimately, she decided to confront
the physician and do what she could to
stop him from influencing Dimmesdale.
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Hester goes to homes to help the
people but only during the night.
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