Sin is everywhere, it creeps up on you in a blink of an eye. Once you sin, there is no redeeming yourself, unless you are sincerely sorry. Even then, people may not forget and may not let you live your life normally. Nathanial Hawthorne portrays Hester as a person who will never be able to forget her sin in the Scarlet Letter. Hester suffers greatly by having to wear the scarlet letter "A", as a shameful reminder of her sin. However, Hester is able to deal with her sin better than Dimmesdale because of the ways they suffer, their personalities, and their relationships with Pearl. Hester appears to be suffering less than Dimmesdale because she couldn't hide the "sin" from the townspeople like Dimmesdale was able to. She was able to stand
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Pearl is a smart kid, who knows that when Dimmesdale puts his hand over his heart it is for the same reason why Hester has an "A". She is one of the only people in the book, that knows, in a way that her father is Dimmesdale. She is hurt the most in her relationship with Dimmesdale. He doesn't give her the love and affection she needs and yearns for. The only time she gets that love is when they are in the Woods, or at night, when no one is around. She wants to be with him in public but Dimmesdale acts like he has no clue who she or Hester are. According to Hawthorne, "The minister...bent forward, and impressed a kiss upon her brow. Hereupon, Pearl broke away from her mother, and, running to the brook, and bathed her forehead until the kiss was washed off (146)." She gets offended by this because, in her eyes, she doesn't believe he is worthy to give her a kiss. She believes that only her mother can give her a kiss because she is the only person in her live that truly loves her. She also believes that a person who can't stand with her and her and mother isn't worthy to be apart of her life. Pearls relationship with her mother is more loving and playful. They are like two peas in a pod. The only thing Pearl does to Hester is taunt her about her letter and throws tantrums to get her way. At the end of the book, they all end up getting the closure they needed and yearned
Pearl is a smart kid, who knows that when Dimmesdale puts his hand over his heart it is for the same reason why Hester has an "A". She is one of the only people in the book, that knows, in a way that her father is Dimmesdale. She is hurt the most in her relationship with Dimmesdale. He doesn't give her the love and affection she needs and yearns for. The only time she gets that love is when they are in the Woods, or at night, when no one is around. She wants to be with him in public but Dimmesdale acts like he has no clue who she or Hester are. According to Hawthorne, "The minister...bent forward, and impressed a kiss upon her brow. Hereupon, Pearl broke away from her mother, and, running to the brook, and bathed her forehead until the kiss was washed off (146)." She gets offended by this because, in her eyes, she doesn't believe he is worthy to give her a kiss. She believes that only her mother can give her a kiss because she is the only person in her live that truly loves her. She also believes that a person who can't stand with her and her and mother isn't worthy to be apart of her life. Pearls relationship with her mother is more loving and playful. They are like two peas in a pod. The only thing Pearl does to Hester is taunt her about her letter and throws tantrums to get her way. At the end of the book, they all end up getting the closure they needed and yearned