Which event described in chapter 2 of The Scarlet Letter occurs after Hester leaves the jail?

A.) Hester voices her discomfort on the long walk to the scaffold.

B.) A military procession organizes the crowd and proceeds to the scaffold.

C.) Old women march Hester to the scaffold, voicing their disapproval.

D.) Young children run heedlessly before Hester to the scaffold.

Hester breaks the jail carrying a three-month-old baby. The jail keeper places a hand on her shoulder, but she throws him off and goes out alone, with "natural dignity," regarding gratified, luminous, and charming.

In contradiction to the mob, Hester, the criminal, is innocent and pretty. She views the crowd solely, as an individual.

On her chest, Hester carries a scarlet letter "A," attached with decorative decoration that resists some ladies in the mob as unsuitable. The storyteller explains the letter, in particular, remarking that its "originality" and "beautiful luxuriance" expedited it behind the Puritans' limits of tolerable clothes.

AkshayG AkshayG · Answer 2 · 2019-08-28T14:12:34-04:00

The correct option is D.) Young children run heedlessly before Hester to the scaffold.

Further Explanation:

The scene of the second chapter of "The Scarlet Letter" takes place in a market place. Hester Prynne is seen to be coming out of the prison door. She is carrying an infant girl-child of three months in her arms. After coming out of the prison she was to be condemned publicly. She walked on the scaffold which was a raised platform on which she stood along with her child. The people in the crowd made filthy and bad comments on the dignity of Hester. The women in the crowd criticized her of being an uncultured and impure woman. Hester's dress was attached with a letter 'A' which was symbolic of the act of 'adultery' performed by her. The letter was stitched in golden and scarlet. She was accused of giving birth to a child who was illegitimate before the eyes of society. The father of the child was unknown and hence, Hester was charged with committing the crime of adultery in the absence of her husband. The children, the adult and the women in the crowd all taunted and stared at her. She was viewed as a person who had committed the most heinous crime in her life.

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Answer details:

Grade: High School

Subject: English Literature

Chapter: The Scarlet Letter

Keywords: The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne, scaffold, adultery, golden, children, A, platform.