Hester looks for Pearl. ... Pearl then wonders if her mother will ask her about the costume. ... Hester begins to wonder about Pearl, how precocious yet perceptive the child is. She then questions that if Pearl is so, she can probably confide in Pearl, who can then console Hester's pain. ... Pearl soon loses her earnestness that was present before, though she would not stop asking the questions. ...
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!...
She committed adultery, and gave birth to a child, which was named Pearl. Pearl's father were not revealed to the public at the time when she was released from prison because Hester decided not to do so, she did not want her child to have an Earthly father but instead she wanted Pearl to have an heavenly father. Hester wanted pearl to be brought up in the normal way of the time of Puritanism. ... Pearl is not entirely described as a wild and savage child like the community sees her as. ... Pearl is not presented as the small evil imp, as both Hester and Pearl are about to be accepted by t...
Pearl holds the very core of sin within her soul. ... Pearl played with the idealism of sin. ... As an infant, Pearl was "unsympathetic, hardened, and stern". ... Pearl, on the other hand, was wicked from birth's hour. ... Pearl did not recognize her mother's untainted form and hence could not love it, Pearl could love nothing without sin. ...
The main characters are depicted by their names and actions; some of these characters are: Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale,. ... Pearl's name is obviously not a symbolic mystery. Pearl, like a pearl, is bought at a great price. ... Pearl's life was bought through the ignominious act of lechery. A pearl is also considered a jewel or treasure, which Pearl was to Hester...
That's Pearl's mission and why she is so important to her mother. "I must tarry at home, and keep watch over my little Pearl. ... Dimmesdale's cowardice is a contrast of Pearl's sincereness. ... Pearl doesn't like the hypocritical and selfish Dimmesdale. ... Hawthorne describes Pearl in detail until she is 7 years old. ...
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. ...
Initially Pearl is the symbol of Hesters public punishment for her adultery. ... Another piece of evidence that shows how Pearl symbolizes the sin Hester has committed, is when the town government wants to take Pearl away from her Revrend Dimmsdale convinces the government that Pearl is a living reminder of her sin. ... Pearl is not only a symbol of Hester but also a symbol to Dimmsdale. Pearl will not let him into her life until he accepts his sin. ... Pearl, is often identified with the color red, which Waggoner identifies as evil. ...
She holds her daughter, Pearl, in her arms as she stands on the scaffold. ... When the townspeople ask who the baby's father is, she says that Pearl will not know an earthly father, only a heavenly one. ... Hester and Pearl, who are out late because she had taken measurements for a funeral robe, climb the scaffold to join him. ... Little Pearl clasps her arms around his knees when he calls them. ... He asks Pearl for a kiss and a tear streams down her face. ...
The Scarlet Letter offers four distinct symbols: the scarlet letter, the meteor, Pearl, and the rosebush next to the prison door. ... Ergo, the downplay of the scarlet letter is evident, as is the relationship between Pearl and Hester and the relationship between Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. ...
Pearl is also a symbol; she is a living representation of Hester's sin. When Pearl and Hester go into the forest, rays of sunshine fall on Pearl but do not fall on Hester. This symbolizes how easy it is for Pearl to find happiness. ... Pearl is a punishment as well as a blessing. ... Pearl has a passionate and rebellious nature throughout the book. ...
Pearl, Hester's daughter is also symbolic. ... One Pearl symbolizes treasure because she is all Hester has. ... The rose in the governor's garden that Pearl wants. ... The letter a that Pearl makes out of eel grass. ... The symbols are the letter A, Pearl, Plants, and the characters names. ...
Besides bringing Dimmesdale down, Hester also brings down Pearl - causing Pearl to suffer along with her. ... In being Hester's source of happiness, Pearl has to suffer along with Hester in being the scorn of the town. Pearl cannot socialize with the children in town or with the public because they see her as the child of the devil. ... Even if Pearl has a chance to assimilate into the society of seventeenth-century Boston, Hester will not allow it because she cannot live without Pearl. ... Finally, the author indicates, through Pearl, that a sin will not only hurt the sinner, but also hu...
Additionally, Hester is isolated from Pearl because Pearl does not seem to understand the emotional effect that the scarlet letter has on her mother. ... Another individual that experiences isolation is Hester's impish and mischievous daughter named Pearl. ... The narrator states that "Pearl was born an outcast of the infantile world. ... Pearl also experiences isolation and loneliness in the governor's hall. ... Pearl would have entirely different attitudes if she had not been isolated in so many ways. ...
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!" ...
Much of the novel, "The Scarlet Letter" centers around determining the identity of Hester's lover, Pearl's father. ... Hawthorne gives the reader subtle hints throughout the first half of the novel that may lead to the identification of Hester's lover and Pearl's father, Arthur Dimmesdale, before he publicly announces his true identity near the end of the novel. ... This accusation alone hints greatly at Pearl's father being Arthur Dimmesdale. The hint is made stronger when Pearl places the Reverend's hand upon her face, an intimate gesture not commonly made betw...
Abandoning Hester and her illegitimate daughter Pearl, also augmented his problems. ... He also abandons them emotionally and physically, rarely there when Hester and Pearl needed him. Innocent little Pearl wonders why Dimmesdale is so afraid of public displays of affection, yet when they are alone, he takes notice of her and Hester; talking to him, Pearl asks" 'Wilt thou stand here with Mother and me, tomorrow noontide?' ... A question whose answer is unclear for Pearl. ... As if his honesty was a final cure for not only his, but also Pearl's impish, condition; gi...
A third symbol Hawthorne uses in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, Hester's daughter. ... Pearl's personality is a direct reflection of her meaning to Hester. Pearl is, oddly enough, the reason her mother is put in the situation she is put in. Even Pearl's name carries significance; meaning " came of great price". ... Hester willingly admits, had Pearl been taken away from her as the magistrates wished, she would gladly go into the forest and sign on with the devil. ...
With his sins now exposed to the public, he seems more supportive with Pearl. Before he confessed, Dimmesdale ignored Pearl and did not show any affection towards her due to the fear of exposing his sin. Now that his secrets are out, he is free to show affection towards Pearl and Hester. ... While at the meeting at to decide whether or not Pearl should be taken away from Hester, Dimmesdale displays emotional shame. ... Dimmesdale feels like a disgrace for his sin in God's eyes, but tries to form an emotional bond to Hester and Pearl. ...
Pearl is also another piece of irony. Children are supposed to be a blessing, but Pearl becomes another piece of evidence of Hester's sin. ... As if Hester is not reminded enough of her sin, even Pearl speaks negatively of the letter. The letter separates Pearl from a normal life of other children. ... Without Pearl as also being a constant reminder of the sin Hester would have been able to take of the letter or leave Boston more easily, but because everything has a more significant meaning, situations become more complicated. ...
"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. ...
She is willing to fight for her daughter, Pearl. ... Bellingham house, to deliver gloves, and when she is told that she has to give up her daughter, she says, "Pearl keeps me here in life! Pearl punishes me, too! See ye not, she is the scarlet letter- because Pearl is her world, nothing else (100). Hester world probably kill herself if Pearl was take away. ...
When Hester and Pearl join Dimmesdale on the scaffold and hold hands, Pearl asks, "Wilt thou stand here with Mother and me, tomorrow noontide?" ... When Hester tries to convince Pearl to kiss her father, she responds, "Will he go back with us, hand in hand, we three together, into the town?"... Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl's planned departure to Europe was Election day, a New England holiday in which a new governor is installed. ... While Dimmesdale gave his Election Day sermon, Pearl said, "Mother...was that the same minister that kissed me by the brook?" ... After Dimmesdale has finis...
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....
