The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter

what new meaning does the letter A get in chapter 13

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In Chapter Thirteen, we learn that Hester's reputation has changed over the seven years since she had Pearl. Her devotion to serving the sick and needy has given her access into almost every home, and people now interpret the A as meaning "Able" rather than "Adultery." The narrator goes so far as to state that "the scarlet letter had the effect of the cross on a nun's bosom."

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