Plot summary Angel and Apostle

the story begins hester , pearl in cabin in woods. reader learns hester has little discipline child, , pearl runs wild , free of time doing little work possible. pearl visits blind boy named simon lives in house close own. become friends, , hester lets pearl out liza, caretaker of simon’s sickly mother, chores around simon’s house. however, pearl has been stigmatized child of temptress, , reputation follows everywhere. isn’t fazed until simon begins repeating things older brother told him hester. makes pearl feel horrible, , runs away graveyard visit grave of simon’s mother died shortly after pearl started helping out around house. talks minister has hand on heart until doctor devlin comes. pearl runs mother, , hester tells doctor devil. 1 night governor winthrop lay dying, , hester called upon tend him. pearl ran away governor’s mansion, , found devlin standing on scaffold. invites pearl until minister, arthur, comes , takes devlin away.

pearl continues strengthen relationship simon, , @ 1 point nehemiah, simon’s brother, gives blessing friendship when lets pearl take simon beach. however, pearl learns simon , family moving london, , hester , moving holland mother’s relatives. pearl supposed leave night of election day, instead arthur minister collapses , dies. hester blamed , put in stocks preventing escape sea. doctor devlin comes taunt hester has done. asks if minister fathered child because of reaction death. hester remains defiant , doesn’t give in him. however, hester gets extremely depressed when arrives home, , pearl forced bring simon’s dad, mr. milton , doctor devlin hester. hester agrees travel on milton’s boat england, , agrees seven-year work contract milton’s sister.

hester , pearl work milton’s sister until pearl turns eighteen. pearl receives news devlin gave property in england , new england. sells english property , purchases home in english countryside nehemiah , married. pearl , nehemiah argue simon’s welfare, , pearl takes upon herself improve simon’s quality of life. in meantime caleb milton, father, , liza both die pearl in charge of running household now. simon reveals lust pearl, , 2 of them have sex while nehemiah away. pearl becomes pregnant, , @ first claims child nehemiah’s, learns truth. nehemiah indirectly killed simon doing because caused simon commit suicide. covered up, , pearl grieved long time.

her child, abigail, sent live mag, servant, in london nehemiah. plague ravaged london on soon, , both nehemiah , pearl moved london abigail refuses speak love pearl or call mother. while in london pearl learns nehemiah has cheated on many times mag while drunk. later goes on have affair widow of general in english army. pearl doesn’t know how feel until doctor devlin comes. explains entire story of conception pearl, , gives scarlet “a” mother wore. afterward london has great fire , burns of nehemiah’s trading goods. pearl lets nehemiah leave fewer traumas does. pearl , devlin leave abigail new england make new life.