The Book JacketThe Puritans were right to fear evil, but in their attempts to destroy it, they bred it. Sin is not a contamination but, at least in Hester’s case, a response to hurt, loneliness, selfishness and hatred of others. Evil is not a singular event, but a long, intricate and heavy chain of small wrongs. The obvious sin is not always the actual evil. The book jacket is also not made up of one singular item; it is, instead, a connection of simple, yet intricate items, which create something of beauty, much like Hester and Dimmesdale create something of beauty through their daughter Pearl.

Chapter 2: The Market PlaceDoes Anybody Hear Her?

Casting Crowns

•She is runningA hundred miles an hour in the wrong directionShe is tryingBut the canyon's ever widening

• In the depths of her cold heartSo she sets out on another misadventure just to findShe's another two years olderAnd she's three more steps behind

Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?Or does anybody even know she's going down today Under the shadow of our steepleWith all the lost and lonely peopleSearching for the hope that's tucked away in you and meDoes anybody hear her? Can anybody see?

She is yearningFor shelter and affectionThat she never found at homeShe is searchingFor a hero to ride in

To ride in and save the dayAnd in walks her prince charmingAnd he knows just what to say Momentary lapse of reasonAnd she gives herself away

Does anybody hear her? Can anybody see?Or does anybody even know she's going down todayUnder the shadow of our steepleWith all the lost and lonely peopleSearching for the hope that's tucked away in you and meDoes anybody hear her? Can anybody see?

If judgment looms under every steepleIf lofty glances from lofty peopleCan't see past her scarlet letter And we've never even met her

Does anybody hear her? Does anybody see?Or does anybody even know she's going down todayUnder the shadow of our steepleWith all the lost and lonely peopleSearching for the hope that's tucked away in you and me

He is running a hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction

The song "Does Anybody Hear Her?" by Casting Crowns embodies the women who gossip about Hester before she is led out of the prison. The song describes a broken person who is rejected and scorned by society. The first line states "she is running a hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction." The line links to the women's derogatory comments about Hester's actions. Another line refers to the character’s "cold heart." The chorus includes a meaningful line about "the lost and lonely people" who can't find hope "under the shadow of our steeple." The line embodies the hypocrisy of the gossiping church people, as they pick apart a person who really needs love and hope. The second verse declares that the girl "is yearning for shelter and affection that she never found at home" and after a "momentary lapse of reason... she gives herself away." This quote connects to the assumption that Hester is lonely. Her husband is gone, and it is easy for her to submit to committing adultery. But as the chorus implies, no one hears her side of the story. The women continue to gossip with no regret. The bridge of the song describes a church in which "judgment looms under every steeple." It even mentions the phrase "scarlet letter," that "lofty glances" from lofty church members use to judge her character. The final line of the song changes the subject to another character, implying that "he is running a hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction." The change of subject, yet the continuity of the action, links to the assumption that the gossiping women will always find a new subject to prey on that has not lived up to their standards of perfection.

The black soil represents Pearl’s being born into the world through sinful soil. The rose grows out of the sinful soil through the scarlet letter "A" which shows that Pearl is the result of Hester's sin of adultery. The sun represents Pearl receiving he "own sunshine" which helps her grow out of her mother's sinful life.

• http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi1535770905/• Peter Parker (Spiderman), Harry Osborne, and Mary Jane Watson represent

Rev. Arthur Dimmesdale, Doctor Roger Chillingworth, and Hester Prynne. Until Harry Osborne finds out that Peter Parker is Spiderman they are close friends just as Chillingworth and Dimmesdale are until Chillingworth realizes that Dimmesdale is the man his wife betrayed him with by committing adultery. Then, Harry Osborne plots his revenge against his former best friend, just as Chilligworth plots to slowly ruin Dimmesdale. The character Mary Jane comes into play as the former lover of Harry, but current lover of Peter Parker. This relationship is similar to Hester's relationship with her former husband Chillingworth, and current love interest Dimmesdale. Both women in each story are kept from the man they truly love because he is more obsessed with his inner struggles. Spiderman is fighting against his darker side, while Dimmesdale is fighting the remorse and guilt that is plaguing his soul.

"To the untrue man, the whole universe is false - it is palpable - it shrinks to nothing within his grasp. And

he himself, in so far as he shows himself in a false light, becomes a shadow, or, indeed, ceases to exist."

• http://www.hollyscoop.com/amy-winehouse/amy-winehouse-goes-to-rehab_12219.aspx#axzz0kWJwB0ea

• Amy Winehouse released her song "Rehab" on October 23, 2006 with lyrics stating - "They tried to make me go to rehab but I said 'no, no, no' Yes I've been black but when I come back you'll know know know I ain't got the time and if my daddy thinks I'm fine He's tried to make me go to rehab but I won't go go go." In August the following year, she ended up in rehab.

• Winehouse's situation relates to the quote, because she was not being true to herself. Her song claims she would never agree to rehab, yet she eventually consented to go. The quote suggests that if one is not honest with his or her self, a person becomes a lesser version of his or her former self. Winehouse portrayed herself in a false light and destroyed much of the trust her fans instilled in her . To many, her old self ceased to exist because of her hypocrisy. This took on an even more eerie meaning when she later died of an overdose.

Chapter 19: The Child at the Brookside

Created by: Maegan Clawges, Mary Kayler, Benjamin May, and Alana Gerlach