It says Pearl was "a born outcast of the infantile world.... Nothing was more remarkable than the instinct, as it seemed, with which the child comprehended her loneliness,"(85). Because of the situation Pearl was born into, how will this impact her? Will it make her hate society? Can you predict any repercussions that might happen due to how much she will probably loathe the Puritan community
Do you think Parents have a great deal of influence on their children and how they act or think? If so, how can that connect to the book and specifically this chapter?
Overall, what do you think Hester thinks about her child? Would she say Pearl is a blessing or a curse? If you think both, how so and what message do you think Hawthorn is trying to send?
The Govern's Hall
Pearl cries for a red rose. Do this signify anything? How are flowers symbolic to the book in all the chapters we have read so far?
It says Hester dresses Pearl in the same colors as her scarlet letter. Why does she do this?
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