... called "What's in a Name", Henry Louis Gates talks about how the name "George" was demeaning and very offensive. Gates and his father were out for ice cream when Mr. Wilson came by. Mr. Wilson called Gates" father "George", even though that was not his name. When Gates asked his father why that was the case, he was given the explanation that "[Mr ... . Wilson] calls all colored people George." This immediately gave the name "George" a negative connotation. In the same way, Pearl has both a positive and a negative meaning. For Hester, the name Pearl stands ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... as early in the novel as the third chapter, "The Recognition." Reverend Dimmesdale opens conversation, pressing Hester to speak up against her coconspirator. After receiving a haranguing from Mr. Wilson, who is also inquiring the identity of her fellow adulterer, Hester says, "I will not speak! My child must seek a heavenly Father; she shall never know an earthly one!" ... ...

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... good for the reverend because the townspeople would be ashamed to see the reverend on the scaffold, a place of public shame. His mind started to become delusional. He sees Reverend Wilson pass by and has great trouble in keeping silent. He started talking to the reverend but it was actually all in his mind. The guilt and shame build up in ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... more about love and romance then sin and the consequences of sin. At the town meeting where the governor planned to take custody of Hester's daughter Pearl, Arthur convinced Gov. Wilson to let her retain custody. The town meeting is set up by the author to appear as a reminder of Hester and Arthur's sin. However, it is Arthur's love for Hester ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... wrath of the Puritan society as Hester does, but he lacks the courage. When Dimmesdale went to the scaffold during the night he had the opportunity to tell Reverend Mr. Wilson of his sin, but he neglected to do so. Pearl asked the Reverend to stand with her and Hester on the scaffold in the daytime; he declines even though they ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... her, tease her, and even throw mud at her supports this quote. Pearl also experiences isolation and loneliness in the governor's hall. She has no place to turn when Governor Wilson calls her a " little bird of plumage- (102) Not only is this vexatious child being isolated from her community, she is also isolated from her very own family. In a way, Pearl ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... well. To truly understand Pearl, one must first understand how Pearl views her own existence. The view Pearl has on her own birth appears in the book when Reverend John Wilson asks Pearl who created her. Pearl, wise beyond her years, replies by saying "... she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... not stand with Hester on the scaffold, instead he stands on the balcony with those who pass judgment on her. During this time, Hester's husband appears; Roger Chillingworth and Reverend Wilson demands the name of Hester's lover. He gives her the chance to "take the scarlet letter off her breast" if she were to "speak out his name" (64). But, Hester ... ...

• Word Count: 739
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School