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Pearl, like her mother, remains isolated from society. Even though one cannot expect Pearl to be easily accepted into the Puritan society because of what her mother did and the shame she brought to herself, Pearl herself completely rejects the Puritan community. Since Hester decided to stay in her town even though she was given the option of moving away, as an attempted of redemption she stayed at the eye of where she could face all of her guilt and humility. Hester chooses to live in the outskirts of town, in a small thatched cottage that was abandoned(55). Pearl does not even play with other children or have any friends. She only stays within a close vicinity to her mother, as if her only purpose is to watch over her and protect her.
Most children in the Puritan era grew up with a family. As Pearl gleans on who her real father is, she constantly encouraging her mother to reunite with him. Pearl knows that her parents are each others support and stability, therefore pushes them together. When Hester, Arthur, and Pearl met in the forest, Pearl asks her mother if he [loves them] and if he will go back with [them] into town hand in hand so that they can all live together freely (145). She says this because shes sees not only her mother crumbling but also Dimmsdale getting weaker and ready to die, so she would like to have Hester enjoy her last moments of happiness with him. Pearl attempts to reunited Hester and Dimmesdale because it will help Hester suspend her guilt and guide her to redemption. .
Unlike other children her age, Pearls personality and attitude is sassy and sharp. She is also quite misbehaved, seeing that she is someone who could not be amended to follow rules, making it difficult for her mother (62). She gives a attitude to everyone she meets, old or young, and her wit is not only smart but adorable to others. She often puts her mother in awe and leaves her with more shame in front of those what already because of what she says to her elders.
