Pearl

What does the character Pearl have to say? She can't defend herself, or her mother, at the beginning of The Scarlet Letter but I know she would if she could. Here, she sees her mother being mocked while she's being held in front of the whole town. Pearl, is also getting part of the blame from the townspeople, even as a precious innocent baby. Even though her mother has sinned, Pearl is not a mistake. Pearl should not be thought of as an error. A very beautiful blessing came out of this situation, and that is not emphasized or looked upon at all by others.

So often children blame themselves for mistakes of their parents in our world today. For instance, when divorces happen kids sometimes blame themselves for it. This is not truth, and children should never have to feel like mistake their parents make are because of them. My heart goes out to her character, because she is almost a clutch for her mother. Her mother has been shunned from the town, and only has her daughter. Her daughter gets to live with a woman that is feeling alone and Pearl could feel the pressure to help her mother feel better. Pearl, eventually marries and moves away from the distress she’s lived with since she was born, but I’m sure it was hard to work through.