Nature and the natural world contribute to hidden meanings that are especially important to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing in The Scarlet Letter. Many natural aspects signify important details that reveal hidden context to give a better understanding of the storyline or plot. Pearl is an important character because not only does most of the natural world relate to her, she helps the plot give meaning. Constantly in the book, Pearl is associated with nature because she is considered a natural figure herself. Hawthorne relates these aspects to characters, Pearl being the most important, and other common objects. These features of the book represent beautiful notions and details that primarily contribute to Nathaniel Hawthorne’s writing.
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While Hester and Dimmesdale talk about their problems in the woods, Pearl is on the other side of the brook which parallels to Hester and Dimmesdale's secret. Pearl is exceptionally smart for a young child, she notices and comprehends more situations than other kids. The brook speaks to pearl and it's the very essence of the truth about their identity. Also, Hawthorne thoroughly speaks about the sunlight that constantly stays away from Hester while she is wearing the letter. Throughout her life the sunlight averts Hester, which Pearl eventually points out to her mother, and this describes how gloomy and unhappy she is with her life as it …show more content…
To start off with, in chapter 18, A Flood of Sunshine, Pearl is caught interacting with the forest animals, almost princess-like. This shows that she is gentle and heavenly, which opposes the idea of what society thinks she should be. Furthermore she continues to put flowers in her hair, as such a crown, which contradicts with the fact that she is a part of the society she lives in. She has been considered an outcast all her life, and it is true that she is not one of the townspeople, she is considered a natural figure especially in the woods. Moving on, the wolf at the end of the chapter, is associated with savage brutality. A wolf pack parallels to Hester and Pearl because a pack of wolves shun all kinds, other than themselves, and that is what society is doing to the two of them. Later in the chapter there is a rumor that a wolf voluntarily approaches Pearl and offered his head to be pet by
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While Hester and Dimmesdale talk about their problems in the woods, Pearl is on the other side of the brook which parallels to Hester and Dimmesdale's secret. Pearl is exceptionally smart for a young child, she notices and comprehends more situations than other kids. The brook speaks to pearl and it's the very essence of the truth about their identity. Also, Hawthorne thoroughly speaks about the sunlight that constantly stays away from Hester while she is wearing the letter. Throughout her life the sunlight averts Hester, which Pearl eventually points out to her mother, and this describes how gloomy and unhappy she is with her life as it …show more content…
To start off with, in chapter 18, A Flood of Sunshine, Pearl is caught interacting with the forest animals, almost princess-like. This shows that she is gentle and heavenly, which opposes the idea of what society thinks she should be. Furthermore she continues to put flowers in her hair, as such a crown, which contradicts with the fact that she is a part of the society she lives in. She has been considered an outcast all her life, and it is true that she is not one of the townspeople, she is considered a natural figure especially in the woods. Moving on, the wolf at the end of the chapter, is associated with savage brutality. A wolf pack parallels to Hester and Pearl because a pack of wolves shun all kinds, other than themselves, and that is what society is doing to the two of them. Later in the chapter there is a rumor that a wolf voluntarily approaches Pearl and offered his head to be pet by