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In the beginning of the book, the women in the town square are gossiping about Hester Prynne. How is this like gossip in high school? Can it be damaging? When scandals get out, everyone talks about it and tend to alienate the person without finding out the truth. It damages a person's self-esteem.  How does the movie __Easy A__ relate to the book? People found out that Olive "had sex" and everyone in the school began to gossip about it. She ended up losing her best friend and becoming an outcast at the school due to the religious group, just as Hester Prynne became an outcast of the Puritan society. She is also proud like Hester, and she shows off the red "A" to make a statement, rather than hiding what she had done. media type="youtube" key="rget7vbKILU" height="315" width="560" How is Chillingworth like a high school bully? Chillingworth cornered Dimmesdale and constantly interrogated him about the father of the child. He wouldn't leave him alone. Bullies tend to target one specific person, that they pick on. They will bother that victim to no end.

Dimmesdale became physically sick from keeping his sin a secret. Have you ever gotten sick from a secret, guilt, stress, etc…? Sometimes stress over homework, tests, and projects can emotionally wear you down to the point where you get sick. It may cause you to miss school, creating make-up work and piling on even more stress. It can be a never-ending cycle of fatigue.