It's about time. Finally Hester and Dimmesdale speak to each other! And, the reader is able to see that they are still in love. After 7 years their hearts are still longing for each other. This novel can turn into a sappy love story yet.
Hester's seven years of service have given her many gifts along with its punishment. One of these gifts is the ability to think outside of common thought. Hester doesn't obey the guidelines of society and follow its narrow-mindedness. She speaks what is on her mind with the courage she has found in solitude. Alone in her world with only Pearl she is no longer a victim of the common ordinances of her community. In the wild, in the forests of freedom, Hester and Pearl live to survive, the same as any wild animal. In these chapters, Hester is able to express her courage and creativity without bounds to the minister, who is still held within the grasp of the civilized, limiting society. Dimmesdale is afraid to run because he is chained to the town and the church, no longer able to fathom the idea of wandering away from his home of guilt and sin.
A main conflict in the last chapter falls between Dimmesdale and Pearl. Pearl sees Dimmesdale as the Black Man who has come to put his mark on her, no longer allowing the sun to shine upon her. It seems that Pearl is a mix between an angel and an archangel. Pearl is so beautiful, yet acts more evil than an average naughty child. Hester states that Pearl doesn't transition well with change, as is Pearl is stuck inside her own little shell where she is safe and comfortable. With this comfort there comes a challenge. Pearl will probably make Hester choose between herself, Hester's only daughter, and Dimmesdale, Hester's love and freedom. If so, who will she choose? Each have their loving qualities, but also contain a darkness of sin.
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