In “The Role of Pearl” by Anne Marie McNamara, Anne tells how Pearl has a significance in the novel “The Scarlet letter”. The scarlet letter was written in the romanticism era in the 1800’s by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Pearl is the daughter of the main character Hester, the adulteress. People tend to ignore the importance Pearl has in The Scarlet Letter. “The Role of Pearl” shows the large importance Pearl has on the story. Pearl gives meaning to many things throughout the story like structure, without Pearl the story wouldn 't come together. The people in the village realize Hester has sinned when they realize she is pregnant, another reason Pearl shows significance is, she encourages Dimmesdale 's change. Lastly, she keeps her mother Hester Making
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“Pearl had been sent as a blessing and as a reflection to remind Hester of her fall from grace and to teach her the way to Heaven”. (McNamara 86). Throughout the story Pearl blindly encourages her mother to do whats right, Hester is always trying to make the right decision for the result of being a good mother. In chapter eight Chillingsworth is trying to get Pearl taken away from Hester because he believes she is not doing a good duty as her mother, which is not true. “This badge hath taught me, --it daily teaches me, --it is teaching me at this moment, --lessons where of my child may be the wiser and better, albeit they can profit nothing to myself”. (Hawthorne 107). In this quote Hester is telling them she has learned from her mistake and she will teach her child otherwise. She says her child will be better and wiser. Hester also shows Pearl keeps her on the right line when Mistress hibbins the town witch, asks her to come into the woods with her to meet the black man, she tells Hibbins she “must tarry at home, and keep watch over my little Pearl. Had they taken her from me, I would willingly have gone with thee into the forest, and signed my name in the black mans book too, and that with my own blood!”. (Hawthorne 113). Hester is telling Hibbins that if Chillingworth would have taken Pearl from her, she would have gladly gone into the woods and worshiped the black man. This shows Pearl encourages her mother to do what is right, because Hester doesn 't want her child taken from her. McNamara states the Pearl is a sin, as well as a blessing to her mother, which I highly agree with. In “The Role of Pearl” by Anne McNamara she tells the importance of why Peral has worth in the Story “The Scarlet Letter”. I agree with this article in the reasoning that Pearl gives the story structure and meaning, she also helps Dimmesdale come clean to the world about his sins, and lastly she
“Pearl had been sent as a blessing and as a reflection to remind Hester of her fall from grace and to teach her the way to Heaven”. (McNamara 86). Throughout the story Pearl blindly encourages her mother to do whats right, Hester is always trying to make the right decision for the result of being a good mother. In chapter eight Chillingsworth is trying to get Pearl taken away from Hester because he believes she is not doing a good duty as her mother, which is not true. “This badge hath taught me, --it daily teaches me, --it is teaching me at this moment, --lessons where of my child may be the wiser and better, albeit they can profit nothing to myself”. (Hawthorne 107). In this quote Hester is telling them she has learned from her mistake and she will teach her child otherwise. She says her child will be better and wiser. Hester also shows Pearl keeps her on the right line when Mistress hibbins the town witch, asks her to come into the woods with her to meet the black man, she tells Hibbins she “must tarry at home, and keep watch over my little Pearl. Had they taken her from me, I would willingly have gone with thee into the forest, and signed my name in the black mans book too, and that with my own blood!”. (Hawthorne 113). Hester is telling Hibbins that if Chillingworth would have taken Pearl from her, she would have gladly gone into the woods and worshiped the black man. This shows Pearl encourages her mother to do what is right, because Hester doesn 't want her child taken from her. McNamara states the Pearl is a sin, as well as a blessing to her mother, which I highly agree with. In “The Role of Pearl” by Anne McNamara she tells the importance of why Peral has worth in the Story “The Scarlet Letter”. I agree with this article in the reasoning that Pearl gives the story structure and meaning, she also helps Dimmesdale come clean to the world about his sins, and lastly she