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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
The Scarlet Letter: Chapters 21 - 24

Chapter XXI: "The New England Holiday"

The people of Boston have elected a new governor for the coming year.
Each year when the new official is to take office, there is a public holiday.
Everyone gathers in his best clothing in the market-place, and there are games
played in the midst of a carnival atmosphere. The high point of the day is the
Election Sermon, to be delivered this year by Arthur Dimmesdale. Hester and
Pearl are the objects of the curiosity of the townspeople, Indians, and the
crew of a vessel ...

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