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...

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It is highly ironic that Hester's largest signs, the letter A and Pearl herself are the symbols of her sin, but Pearl is also the symbol of her happiness. ... This quote shows that Hester sometimes regrets Pearl's birth. ... Pearl is shown in a negative light, the town viewed her as a child of witchcraft and evil. ... In chapter fourteen by the ocean, Pearl "came to a full stop, and peeped curiously into a pool, left by the retiring tide as a mirror for Pearl to see her face in. ... This pool shows te reader that Pearl is an innocent and beautiful child who is very lonely. ...

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Even though at some times Pearl can be a hindrance to her mother she is also a blessing. ... Pearl has fashioned a letter out of eelgrass as an imitation of her mother's. ... She then asks Pearl to bring it to her and Pearl tells her to come and get it. ... When the scarlet letter is manifested as Pearl it only affects a few people. ... Once he gets up there he asks Hester and pearl to join him. ...

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Chapter VI: Pearl Pearl is what keeps Hester from giving up from day to day. ... Pearl is and outcast with her mother because anything the people think her mother is the associate with Pearl. ... Pearl is interested with the armor. ... The see Pearl and make fun of her. ... Pearl gets angry and wont listen. ...

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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. ...

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Pearl, symbolized as the scarlet letter, has her various effects on Hester also. ... The children of the other society kept Pearl isolated by refusing to play with her. ... The scarlet letter is Pearl's comfort zone. ... Pearl argued, cried and begged to the officials that Pearl was the only thing she had to live for and not to take her away. This proves Hester's love for Pearl, her only possession. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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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. ...

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Pearl wanted to know where she came from and Hester, afraid of her child being becoming evil, tried to convert Pearl so she can be "good" and possibly be accepted by the townspeople. ... Pearl showed love and compassion to the ones dear to her. Her father was barely had a presence in her life yet Pearl loved him and shedded tears for him. ... For instance, since she is a women she could not persuade the Governor to not take away Pearl. ... Pearl is the living embodiment of Hester's sin and why her life is terribl...

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(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. ...

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Pearl, a very smart and curious, girl is described as elfish and the devil's child because of her mother. ... Pearl symbolizes the scarlet letter on Hester's chest. ... Pearl also helps to constantly remind Hester of her sinful adulterous action. ... Pearl plays as a direct symbol of the scarlet letter, which is a way of penance. ... Hester and Pearl later join him and they make an "electric chain" which re-energizes Dimmesdale. ...

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This type of language seems to stay consistent throughout the story, even when Mistress Hibbins and young Pearl are speaking. ... This aspect also foreshadows later events as Hester is the strongest link in the relationship between her, Dimmesdale, and young Pearl. ... Also, I found it ironic that "Pearl," a name often associated with elegance and purity, came from something so sinful and immoral. ... Even little Pearl represents the "connecting link between the two [Hester and Dimmesdale]." ... The reader is never certain about what actually becomes of Pearl, but we do find out that He...

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The next significant character is Hester's daughter Pearl. ... Pearl is a symbol of naturalism. ... Pearl also possesses individualism. ... Once in the center of town he approaches the scaffold where Hester and Pearl stood. ... Once there he publicly confesses to being Hester's lover and Pearl's father. ...

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Essentially, Hester and Pearl help to bring him to peace. Before he can really enjoy this feeling, however, Pearl brings him back to reality. ... Pearl, more importantly, is finally released from her role as the reminder of her mother's affair. ... Although she would not kiss him in the forest, this kiss is Pearl's first acceptance of Dimmesdale as her father. ... Through the honesty of her father, Pearl is truly born into life. ...

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Hester's ultimate consequence of sin is her daughter Pearl. ... Hester loves Pearl because she is her daughter, but she is also a symbol of Hester's sin (Ziff 38). ... Hester also acts compassionately towards others to protect Pearl (Baym 37). Hester is only worried about raising Pearl, so that she doesn't look into her past (Lawrence 42). "I can teach my little Pearl what I have learned from this!" ...

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Her own daughter Pearl does not acknowledge Hester when she takes the symbol off her dress as she sits and converses with Arthur Dimmesdale in the forest. Pearl demands that Hester put the letter back on and will only interact with her mother once Hester complies. ... Hester and her daughter Pearl leave the town and move to England. Pearl culminates her childhood in England and eventually marries. ... "But there was more a real life for Hester Prynne, here, in New England, than in that unknown region where Pearl had found a home. ...

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The first thing her darling Pearl noticed when she was born was the scarlet letter on her mother's chest. ... Not only do the elders of the community look down upon Hester and Pearl, so do the children. ... Pearl remarked as she looked into the armor at Governor Bellingham's estate. ... In this way she represents Pearl as an individual much like her own self. ... He is the father of Pearl, but is also a reverend. ...

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When the people found that Hester had Pearl, her daughter, out of wedlock, Hawthorne wrote that the village "scorned them in their hearts and reviled them with their tongue" (Hawthorne 86), proving that the Puritans discriminated people who did not follow their way of life. ... During her time there, she had an affair with a Puritan minister by the name of Dimmesdale from which she bore a baby girl, Pearl. ... In chapter twelve, Pearl calls to Dimmesdale asking him to reveal his own connection to herself and Hester. Dimmesdale refused to join Pearl and Hester the following day on th...

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The scene finalized that Dimmesdale was the father of young pearl. ... The last and biggest way Hester inflicted revenge was through her daughter, Pearl. Everywhere Hester went, Pearl was right beside her. Pearl was just a smaller version of the scarlet letter. ... "The sinful one" (Hester) and Pearl were the only ones to leave the story healthy. ...

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The scene finalized that Dimmesdale was the father of young pearl. ... The last and biggest way Hester inflicted revenge was through her daughter, Pearl. Everywhere Hester went, Pearl was right beside her. Pearl was just a smaller version of the scarlet letter. ... "The sinful one" (Hester) and Pearl were the only ones to leave the story healthy. ...

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When Pearl is looking at Gov. ... Wilson and Governor Bellingham go as far as they want to take Pearl away from Hester. ... "Then gasping for breath, did Hester clothe the fatal token, instinctively endeavoring to tear it away; so infinite was the torture inflicted by the intelligent touch of Pearl's baby hand.""... The scene in which Hester takes off the letter and Pearl doesn't really recognize her mom without it. ...

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Finally after a encounter with Hester and Pearl at the scaffold Dimmesdale decided that he would reveal himself because it was the right thing to-do instead of just letting Hester and Pearl take the suffering when he had just as big of a part in it as she did (Hawthorne 203-213). ... He stood up on it and called for Hester and Pearl, and then holding Pearls hand he confessed his sin to the public. After that he kneeled down to Pearl and asked for her to kiss him on the forehead. Pearl did and at that moment Dimmesdale fell over and died (Hawthorne 225-228). ...

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