That child's name is Pearl. ... Hester displays her feelings towards Pearl by the way she dresses Pearl, and the way she treats her daughter with ambivalence. ... The community in which Hester and Pearl live in think that it would be better for Pearl if she were taken away from her mother. For they feel as though Pearl is a demon possessed child. ... Pearl keeps me here in life!...
Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter Pearl is a great example of symbolism in The Scarlet Letter. ... Since Pearl was born, she was actually the scarlet letter, because if Pearl had never have been borne, Hester would have never been found guilty of adultery, and would have never had to wear such a burden on her chest. ... Pearl symbolized God's way of punishing Hester for adultery. ... Pearl also did many symbolic things that made the Puritans" ideas of life change. ... Pearl fit in with natural things, which was considered evil to the Puritans, (Encarta) but Pearl is showing them how...
Dimmesdale persuades the clergymen to allow Hester to keep Pearl on terms that Pearl is a torture for her to keep because Pearl is a child born from sin. ... She has to raise Pearl by herself because Dimmesdale still does not come forth. ... Pearl Pearl is described by Dimmesdale to be a constant reminder of Hester's sin, and that is exactly what she is. ... Hester puts it back on because Pearl is disappointed. This shows even more that Pearl represents the letter, because Pearl will never let her own mother forget about it and leave it behind, because if she leaves the letter behind, i...
Demonic Child In Hawthorne's novel the Scarlet Letter the character Pearl is the product of sin. ... This is Pearl and she is the outcast child. ... "Pearl was a born outcast of the infantile world. ... It's said that some children like pearl were demon offspring from their mother's sin. ... Pearl is a constant reminder of sin to her mother. ...
Even though Pearl served many purposes in this book, her primary function was as a symbol. ... Consequently, Pearl can be viewed as both punishment for the sin and as a blessing from nature. ... Hester declined this invitation because the governor allowed her to keep Pearl. Many times during the novel, Hawthorne has the readers wondering if Pearl is "human" or not, and during those moments, Pearl functions as a symbol of an unsolved mystery or crime. The question of whether Pearl is normal or not becomes clearer when Dimmsdale's relationship to Pearl is revealed. ...
Brett Marc American Literature Oct 22 2003 Scarlet Letter - Pearl as a symbol Pearl is a symbol of Hester's transgressions and even has similar qualities as the sin which she represents. ... (p64) Pearl is Hester's hope, life, friend, and pardon. Although Pearl is definitely a positive, spirit building, influence on Hester's life, Pearl's main role as the scarlet letter proves to challenge Hester's resolve. ... Pearl is the complete fulfillment of Hester's roles as a human. ... Nature "recognized a kindred wildness in the human child [Pearl]." ...
This love results by the creation of Pearl. ... Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love you. ... Pearl knows she is the reason her mother wears the letter. ... Pearl is the symbol showing the sin committed. ... Pearl was and always will be an innocent child. ...
Pearl's clothes are extraordinarily elaborate, which separates Pearl from the other children. Hester never let the clothing be plain for Pearl. Pearl did not do anything wrong by being born. ... Hester could not have foreseen Pearl's behavior. ... She refuses to state the name of Pearl's father. ...
Hester's daughter Pearl grows up into a capricious, precocious, and very observant child. Pearl delights in the scarlet letter and enjoys emphasizing the symbol on her mother's breast. ... Pearl and Hester are both avoided carefully by the community. ... Soon after this close encounter with Wilson, he spots Hester and Pearl approaching the scaffold. He calls out to Hester and asks Pearl and her to join him on the scaffold. ...
They punish her further by making both Hester and Pearl social outcasts. ... Pearl is not an easy child. ... To Pearl, the scarlet letter is simply part of her mother. ... Hester and Pearl leave Boston for a period of time. After Pearl marries and settles down, Hester returns to Boston. ...
Pearl would have not been conceived. ... Other than the scarlet letter, she was a very righteous woman whose only happiness in life was her daughter Pearl. Pearl is much of what Hester used to be, positive, energetic, open, and full of love and life. ... The baby turned out to be a girl that Hester named Pearl. ... Pearl was passionate, energetic, and very intelligent for her age. ...
Hester and Pearl was relieved from their guilt. ... Important Passage: "Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love you. ... asked Pearl, stopping short. ... "Mother," said [Pearl], "was that the same minister that kissed me by the brook?" "Hold thy peace, dear little Pearl!" ...
Another significant obstacle for Dimmesdale is to gain Pearl's acceptance, which is accomplished in the last scaffold scene. The minister's final speech is at last delivered, and pearl shows her acceptance when she "kisse[s] his lips" (pg. 233). All other times that Dimmesdale seeks Pearl's acceptance, she replies with references to the scaffold, further troubling him. ... Pearl, who never ceases to be cheerful, is overjoyed in the last scene, "and her tears [fall] upon her father's cheek" (pg. 233). ... This knowledge of Pearl's longing for a bond punishes him through...
Hester will not tell who the father of this child (Pearl) is. ... At this point, pearl was a young girl. ... Dimmesdale, feeling guilty visits Hester and Pearl. ... Hester leaves with Pearl. ... Even though Pearl is so far from reality, Pearl is what keeps Hester in touch with reality. ...
Pearl, Hester's child, is seen as a child of sin and nature, two very opposite extremes. ... One of Pearl's favorite activities is playing with flowers and trees. To Hawthorne, the forest was beautiful and natural, and a place where Pearl could be herself. ... Therefore, nature reacts kindly to Pearl, and is able to love her like one of natures own. In this view, Pearl is free from sin, and is able to be true to herself, which is the most natural thing to do. ...
Pearl loves to play in the sun, as said before, she is drawn to it. ... When Pearl and her mother are in the governor's house, Pearl adores the sunlight shining through the stained glass windows. Subsequent to this, Pearl asks her mother for some of her sunlight. ... Pearl did not come and it was as if though Pearl did not recognize her own mother without the scarlet letter upon her chest. ... Chillingworth is described by Pearl as the black man, or the devil. ...
(Bloom 91-92) Pearl is also greatly affected by the scarlet letter, but in another way. ... (Bloom 64) Pearl, at a young age, is fixated on the "A", as most children would be. ... Pearl herself is an emblem of Hester and Dimmesdale's love. ... During their time in the forest, Hester and Pearl both have different experiences. Rays of sunlight fall on Pearl, but not on Hester, which shows Hester's inability to find happiness and warmth. ...
Additionally, he adds, Hester feels bound to Pearl's father, who apparently continues to live in Boston. ... Each time Hester watches or talks to Pearl, she is reminded of the life she has chosen for herself. Pearl is the sign of Hester's shame. ... Pearls existence lets Hester believe that out of every sin comes a precious treasure. ...
"Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love you. ... The sunshine is the love of a man (Arthur Dimmesdale) and it does just what Pearl says - it runs and hides itself from the scarlet letter. ... In a more perfect world, Arthur, Hester, and Little Pearl would have left Boston and made a new life for themselves in England. ... However, Arthur does at least proclaim his love for Hester along with claiming Pearl as his child, allowing him to shed his burden of guilt. ...
And Pearl, who is the offspring of Hester and Dimmesdale, is unlike either of the two. ... Pearl is pure in a sense, and because of this she is able to recognize certain attributes that others do not see. ... Pearl also sheds light on Hester's internal battle between identity and society. ... This further proves that through Pearl's purity and free will, she is able to cast light upon certain characteristic flaws. ... And through Pearl, with her pure other worldliness that is undefined by society's laws....
Dimmesdale, Pearl and Hester show the different instances where truth was brought out in society. ... In this scene, he goes to the scaffold after his election day sermon and asks Hester and Pearl to join him because he is so weak that he can barely support himself. ... Pearl's character is also very significant. ... The characters of Hester, Pearl and Dimmesdale are the three main characters that show truth in society....
The result of this affair was the birth of a daughter named Pearl. ... While living with Dimmesdale, he discovers that Dimmesdale is the father of Pearl and seeks revenge on him by hurting him more than curing him of his illness. On the day that Arthur is planning on running away with Hester and Pearl, he instead walks up to the scaffold with Hester and Pearl to reveal his sin to his congregation. ...
The book persistently repeats how Pearl is the embodiment of the scarlet letter. In the same way that she feels no shame in showing off the scarlet letter, she exhibits great pride in showing off Pearl. Wherever she goes Pearl is always her companion. She always dresses Pearl in the most colorful clothing of very fine cloth. ... She has her wear red, the very color that represents her punishment, because she feels no same in her "crime" nor in Pearl who is the direct result of Hester and Dimmesdale's actions, so she exemplifies them with pride. ...
Both the story and the song show the pain, guilt, wondering, and love Hester, Pearl, Chillingworth, and Dimmesdale feel. ... Hester has to change herself when she gives birth to Pearl, she has to be ready for the consequences of what she has done. ... Dimmesdale cannot tell the Puritan community he is the father of Pearl, which causes him to become ill and never get what he truly wants. ... They cannot be together in public but in the forest they can be themselves and show their love for each other and their love for Pearl. ... What does Pearl have to say for herself for being a mischiev...
"Pearl took some eel-grass, and imitated, as best as she could, on her own bosom, the decoration with which she was so familiar on her mother's."" (163) Hester's daughter Pearl wanted to imitate her mother; she was terrified by it. Pearl was unaware of the significance of the scarlet letter to the Puritans; she tried to get information from her mother to uncover what it meant. ... " Hester Prynne, leading along little Pearl, in her scarlet grab, and pointing her forefinger, first at the scarlet letter on the bosom, and then at the clergyman's own breast."" (134) The dream...
