Question 399 • Career Explorations A
In Chapter 4, Hester is afraid of Chillingworth, especially when he makes her take his medicine and asks who the father of her child is. Chillingworth acts cunningly: he conceals his identity from others and persuades Hester to keep their past relationship secret. Hawthorne therefore reveals Hester’s fear and Roger’s cunningness.
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