Hester Prynne, the talk of the town, along with her young daughter Pearl, have become the subject of ridicule for the town of Boston. Hester has committed an unspeakable sin against the church and her husband. Hester should have her daughter taken away and her sentence should be lengthened as a result of her poor choices. Even so, Hester will not and can not understand the severity of her act if she is to live a blessed life with the only good thing to come from it, her daughter, Pearl. She is the picture of innocence untouched by sin. If she is to continue living with her sinful mother, she will no longer be pure. Pearl will be tainted. That is why she needs to be taken away immediately. Even the minister agrees as he says "the child
