What is a quick summary of chapters 3 to 8?

Put another way,
once the letter has been placed on , she goes about her life as best she can. Her ability to
raise , though, is called into question by both her treatment by society and how she conducts
herself as a mother. Between the two, the townspeople seem to have had enough of the little
elf-child, and seek to have her removed from her mother. This section you stated ends with
Hester fighting to keep Pearl, and ultimately winning.

Dave Becker