... not send her and he was not her actual father. Both can be true; if she was devout, God is her father but in the earthly world He could not be Pearl's actual father. "Individuals in private life, meanwhile, had quite forgiven Hester Prynne for her frailty; nay, more, they had begun ... caused by her chaotic upbringing, none of which was actually her acting out of the evil in her heart. Pearl showed love and compassion to the ones dear to her. Her father was barely had a presence in her life yet Pearl loved him and shedded tears for him. If she was truly evil, she would ... gave up when...

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... Chillingworth who was a physician as well as Hester's husband, moves in with Reverend Dimmesdale because Dimmesdale was growing sick. While staying with Dimmesdale, he grows suspicious that Dimmesdale is the father of 2 Pearl and seeks revenge on him by hurting him more than curing him of his illness. But this was only a suspicion until one night, Chillingworth opened Dimmesdale's shirt while he ... together and Dimmesdale imagines people mocking him as they should have seven years ago. He apologizes to Pearl and Hester for not being with them on the Scaffold. While they are on the scaf...

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... this guilt every day of his life. His emotions are characterized as anguish and anxiety like Hester, because he must rely on Hester not to give his name as the father of Pearl. Dimmesdale believes that God will never exonerate him for his hidden sin. This creates conflict and will cause Dimmesdale to torture himself later in his life, which is how ... feels a sense of vengeance towards his wife who has clearly betrayed him. His emotional state is represented as being angry and anxious because he wants to find out who the father of Pearl is. Chillingworth creates a false persona when, "h...

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... she asks Dimmesdale to join her and her mother on the scaffold the following day, the narrator explains his feeling, " with the new energy of the moment, all the dread of public exposure that had so long been the anguish of his life had returned upon him - (137). Though she is but a young little girl, Pearl illuminates the limited nature of Dimmesdale's confession, and she solidifies ... his inability to reveal himself to the town. Examining Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth in the second scaffold scene, shows the development of honesty and deception at the very m...

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... . He bears no letter of infamy wrought into his garment, as thou dost; but I shall read it on his heart."" (75). This was the first but not the last time for which he will declare his revenge for Pearl's father. This fatal flaw leads to his sins of both anger and envy. "I must seek this man there is a sympathy that will make me ... . However, not only did Dimmesdale death have a negative impact on Dimmesdale himself, but also young Pearl. Pearl throughout the story wanted very much for the minister to come out publicly and be her father, "Wilt thou stand here with mother and me, tomorrow ...

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... symbol is, it "was red-hot with infernal fire" (Hawthorne 82). The letter not only symbolizes the humiliation of the public, but also the deep burn that guilt evokes. The children in the village are taught to look at the woman who bears the scarlet letter "as the figure, the body, the reality of sin" (Hawthorne 74). Pearl, a very smart and curious, girl is described as elfish and ... the devil's child because of her mother. As she grows, her personality changes in the reader's mind ... last sermon he reveals that he partnered Hester in their sin of adultery. He calls himself "the one s...

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... herself as best a woman might." He looks past the reason for her situation and recognizes the good in the adulteress. This aspect also foreshadows later events as Hester is the strongest link in the relationship between her, Dimmesdale, and young Pearl. Also, Hawthorne's figurative style and his insight into the characters is shown. He writes, "Pearl looked as beautiful as the day, but was in one of those moods ... and pride. Though it is a part of her actual wardrobe, it comes up later as an abstract object. At the end, when many claim that they see it on Dimmesdale's chest, the letter...

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... that while Dimmesdale was asleep one day, Chillingworth opened up Dimmesdale's shirt to find the letter "A" across his heart. The scene finalized that Dimmesdale was the father of young pearl. It also caused Chillingworth to become even more infatuated with torturing his victim. Chillingworth attempted to keep the secret inside the minister so his self-conscience would eat at him until death. Over time, ... now become a part of her. Hester would not be the same person without it. Again, by wearing the "A" after she was asked to remove it, angered the community. The last and biggest way ...

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... that while Dimmesdale was asleep one day, Chillingworth opened up Dimmesdale's shirt to find the letter "A" across his heart. The scene finalized that Dimmesdale was the father of young pearl. It also caused Chillingworth to become even more infatuated with torturing his victim. Chillingworth attempted to keep the secret inside the minister so his self-conscience would eat at him until death. Over time, ... now become a part of her. Hester would not be the same person without it. Again, by wearing the "A" after she was asked to remove it, angered the community. The last and biggest way ...

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... set in again and he would become unsure of himself (Male 68-69). Finally after a encounter with Hester and Pearl at the scaffold Dimmesdale decided that he would reveal himself because it was the right thing to-do instead of just letting Hester and Pearl take the suffering when he had just as big of a part in it as she did (Hawthorne 203-213). So ... then slowly made his way down from the podium. He walked from the podium and made his way to the scaffold. He stood up on it and called for Hester and Pearl, and then holding Pearls hand he confessed his sin to the public. After that he kne...

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... or correspond with her for two years. Assuming he is dead, Hester falls in love with the minister, Dimmesdale and the two committed the sin of adultery, which led to the birth of their daughter and sin, Pearl. The story is unraveled slowly around the three scaffold scenes, which are very significant throughout the novel. The first of three scaffold scenes features Hester Prynne and three-month-old daughter ... rip his shirt and reveal to everyone his own scarlet letter on his naked breast. He also says to Pearl, "My little Pearl, dear little Pearl, wilt thou kiss me now." And for the fi...

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... Roger Chillingworth, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Pearl Prynne come full circle with the birth and death of the figures. The actions of the sinners put a shadow on the lives of those around them. All view their effrontery in different ways, some thought they had the right to sin and shame other. Sin was the major topic of Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter. Hester sin of adultery was ... , and her open rebellion make others wonder about her upbringing. "There was a fire in her [Pearl] and throughout her; she seemed the unpremeditated offshoot of a passionate moment" (93) When ...

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... Boston, during a Puritan settlement. It takes place in Salem and Concord, Massachusetts; late 1840. A young woman, Hester Pryne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter "A" on her breast. A man in the crowd tells an elderly onlooker that Hester is being punished for adultery. Hester's husband, a scholar much older than she is, sent her ... , she has become "a bare and harsh outline" of her former self. She has become more speculative, thinking about how something is missing in Pearl's life, about what it means to be a woman in her s...

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... she carried herself in front of the townspeople, in the way she created the Scarlet Letter with such striking colors and in the way she stood fearlessly before the crowd on the scaffold. Because this punishment separated her from society and the townspeople who were once her friends, Hester is constrained to living a life alone with her daughter Pearl on the outskirts of town. Once an impetuous, ... passionate young woman, Hester begins to metamorphose into a responsible, contemplative mother. Hester becomes active in serving the needs of the poor and sick in her community. Developing a...

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... am utterly a pollution and a lie"(Hawthorne 99). In his guilt Dimmesdale punishes himself by whipping his body and sometimes not eating or sleeping for days. By punishing himself and keeping the secret inside that he is the father of Pearl Dimmesdale's health slowly begins to deteriorate and he becomes sicker and sicker. While Dimmesdale's sin is severe it is not ... her, posing as a medicine man. During Chillingworth's stay in New England he becomes consumed in trying to find the father of Hester's child, Pearl. When he learns that the father is the Reverend Dimmesdale he begins to tor...

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... , because he still felt wronged by her.   He left it to Pearl for two reasons.   First, because he had no one else to leave his fortune to. The man had not lived in the village for his entire life, and in the years that he had lived there, he had only "befriended- the minister, and really did not know anyone else. Also, they were slightly ... Reverend Dimmesdale for all those years.   Secondly, he left his estate to the girl he felt sorry for Pearl.   He felt as if he had taken away her father and her chance at a normal, happy life.   Pearl's tears had touched his deep, dark soul on...

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