In Chapter 10: The Leech and His Patient, we learn more about Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. They have a very strange relationship. Dimmesdale immediately comes off as a hypocrite because of his ideas of sin and his own sin. Dimmesdale puts aside his recognition of sinfulness throughout their conversations. There is also a sort of recognition about the supernatural. There is a sign in the the sky of the A/RT, representing Hester's skills as an artist. This leads to different interpretations of what the A could stand for. There is also an idea that the imagination could be used to spell out what is being said about the A.
It can seem almost easy to bring out creative perception within the imagination, which offers a lot for the reader to look at. A quote in chapter 13 really stood out to me, it says, "The letter was the symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her, - so much power to do, and power to sympathize,- that many people refused to interprest the scarlet A bu its original signification. They said that is meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman's strength." I found this an amazing quote and I could see that over time people were beginning to see past her sin to the strong person that she really was.
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