Dialectal Journal Chapter 1 #1 & #2 Page 45 & Page 66

#1 - Page 45:
"A throng of bearded men, in sad-colored garments and gray, steeple-crowned hats, intermixed with women, some wearing hoods, and others bareheaded, was assembled in front of a wooden edifice, the door of which was heavily timbered with oak, and studded with iron spikes."

Hawthorne uses their attire as an expression of how dull and miserable the society they live in is. He also uses the dullness of the society to show how unpleasant life is for society. It shows that no matter how everyone seems to be there is always gloominess involved in the life that they live.

#2 - Page 66:
"As she still hesitated, being, in fact, in no reasonable state of mind, he took the infant in his arms, and himself administered the draught."

Hawthorne is describing how the woman is hesitant while the society around her is rational, and if she does not agree with it, the world may make decisions for her regardless of what she wants. He also uses this to convey the message that she is not in control of what people's view of her is because she is an adulterer. People think the A stands for able, or angel but it isolates whoever wears it from society, themselves, and even God.