"It may seem [...] could be broken" (Pg. 72 ll. 7-33)
Here it gets clear that Hester does not leave because she people stay at the place they sinned or at least come back to it. But she could go back to England or somewhere else to offer her child and her a better life without the condemnation of the scarlet letter on her breast. So why doesn't she leave? Is the place of sin the only reason or are there maybe a few more reasons?
"...whenever it struggled out of her heart, like a serpent from its hole..." (Pg. 72, ll. 35-36)
Here the motive of the snake is used again. It stands in connection with her sin, hiding and fear from people finding out about Pearl's father. The snake stands for Roger Chillingworth, so could it be that she is most afraid that he finds out about it and does not keep what he promised?
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