In this reading, what stood out to me, started from the very beginning of chapter 2. Hester talks to Tituba about being accused of being a witch. Tituba responds by saying that “witches” help a lot more than they help. Hester responds by saying that witches do things that are evil and strange, and that true miracles comes only through the lord. This shows that society only keeps what they approve and deem to be right as a standard that should be followed, and if you were to deviate from that standard, it shows that you can, or will be, ostracized, and probably even killed. Hester, who was in the cell for committing adultery, eventually hangs herself, probably because she is no longer able to endure this torment anymore. When she hangs herself, Tituba is deeply grieved since hangings have scarred her from an early age. These scenes were the ones that stuck out to me the most during these readings