Regarding the comment of what the contents will be about:

• We have not come up with a solid page by page idea of what the contents will be but some ideas came up that it will include:
  • Problems in the marriage that made Hester go to Dimmesdale
  • Finding out she is pregnant with Pearl
  • Being shamed by the community
  • Feeling bad that Pearl has to also deal with the community
  • Husband and Dimmesdale’s death
  • This is not a confirmed idea, but we can include a page where Pearl had found the journal after Hester has died and her feelings after she had read all the journals from her mother
• “Relatedly how do you plan to integrate the various aspects/information the assignment ask you to include within your book content (i.e. information about the history of the book and about the reception of the book over time)? See assignment page for all things that need to be included.” – Professor
  • We have decided to create a type of forward to talk about the history, why this book precedes to create a “great work”. This will book will be archived as an artifact to show its historical importance, and moreover implying that this story was, in fact, a “great work”.
    • To show that this journal/book was from the archives, we have decided to put it in some sort of sleeve or folder to preserve the work.
• We have decided to use cardboard, finely designed, to show how old the book is and to bind the book together, the seams will  sewn in to put Hester’s expertise into the book itself.
  • “what kind of needle?” – Professor
    • Not sure, but a thick sewing needle would be fine.
  • “As a potential alternative to wood cover, have you considered a cloth cover?” – Professor
    • We might sew the cloth on top of cardboard to give a more clean look and the cardboard will help give sturdiness.
• To divide the work:
  • two people will focus on creating the contents of the book
  • two people will focus on designing the book and putting the book together
    • However, everyone collectively will help with ideas and answer any question raised throughout the process.