Pearl Prynne, the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, was raised on the outskirts of the Boston settlement in a small cottage with her mother. She was raised without her father because Hester had been an adulteress, but had not confessed who her lover was in fear that they would all be killed. Even Pearl had been unaware of who her real father was. Pearl lived a life of isolation and judgment and grew up an independent and strong willed child, but was known to have evil inside of her, all of which was inherited from her mother.
Early in Pearl’s life, she was isolated from all other people, including other children. When she did interact with the townspeople, when Hester took her into the town to sell the clothes she had knitted, …show more content…
She learned from her mother on how to be independent because Hester had to live independent after she sinned and had to wear the scarlet letter “A” on her chest. Hester’s perseverance and will to keep going through the hard times taught Pearl how to have a strong will, which is supported by “She took her mother’s hand in both her own, and gazed into her eyes with an earnestness that was seldom seen in her wild and capricious character.” (Hawthorne, 1994, 123). Pearl’s immediate proximity to the wilderness gave her time to be independent away from everybody else and to just be free from everything else in the world. The freedom of the wilderness and the time to herself helped her develop her strong will. An example of this is “The great black forest...became the playmate of the lonely infant…” (Hawthorne, 1994, p. …show more content…
In the final chapters of the book, Pearl learns who her father is, and not long after, the rest of the townspeople do as well. This confession changed Pearl’s heart to the point where she finally develops sympathy, supported by the text: “The great scene of grief, in which the the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies…” (Hawthorne, 1994, p. 175). In the end, Pearl’s life of isolation and judgment had brought her up to be independent and strong willed, but with a hint of evil in her
Early in Pearl’s life, she was isolated from all other people, including other children. When she did interact with the townspeople, when Hester took her into the town to sell the clothes she had knitted, …show more content…
She learned from her mother on how to be independent because Hester had to live independent after she sinned and had to wear the scarlet letter “A” on her chest. Hester’s perseverance and will to keep going through the hard times taught Pearl how to have a strong will, which is supported by “She took her mother’s hand in both her own, and gazed into her eyes with an earnestness that was seldom seen in her wild and capricious character.” (Hawthorne, 1994, 123). Pearl’s immediate proximity to the wilderness gave her time to be independent away from everybody else and to just be free from everything else in the world. The freedom of the wilderness and the time to herself helped her develop her strong will. An example of this is “The great black forest...became the playmate of the lonely infant…” (Hawthorne, 1994, p. …show more content…
In the final chapters of the book, Pearl learns who her father is, and not long after, the rest of the townspeople do as well. This confession changed Pearl’s heart to the point where she finally develops sympathy, supported by the text: “The great scene of grief, in which the the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies…” (Hawthorne, 1994, p. 175). In the end, Pearl’s life of isolation and judgment had brought her up to be independent and strong willed, but with a hint of evil in her