When Hester says she will die before they take Pearl away from her, this is a sign of the love she has for pearl. "Ye shall not take her! I will die first!" This is symbolic because of the love Hester has for her child. This also symbolizes being a parent as much as people say bad things about your child, you will always love them and nothing will stop that. Hawthorne uses this as a symbol to show people the bonds parents have to children. They way it ends is that Pearl does not belong where Hester does so Hester goes back to boston while Pearl does not. I think it does not have an opposite symbol or a counterpart.
"Thou wilt love her dearly," repeated Hester Prynne, as she and the minister sat watching little Pearl. "Dost thou not think her beautiful? And see with what natural skill she has made those simple flowers adorn her! Had she gathered pearls, and diamonds, and rubies, in the wood, they could not have become her better. She is a splendid child! But I know whose brow she has!" "Dost thou know, Hester," said Arthur Dimmesdale, with an unquiet smile, "that this dear child, tripping about always at thy side, hath caused me many an alarm? Methought--O Hester, what a thought is that, and how terrible to dread it!--that my own features were partly repeated in her face, and so strikingly that the world might see them! But she is mostly thine!" "No, no! Not mostly!" answered the mother with a tender smile. "A little longer, and thou needest not to be afraid to trace whose child she is. But how strangely beautiful she looks, with those wild flowers in her hair! It is as if one of the fairies, whom we left in dear old England, had decked her out to meet us." It was with a feeling which neither of them had ever before experienced, that they sat and watched Pearl's slow advance. In her was visible the tie that united them. She had been offered to the world, these seven past years, as the living hieroglyphic, in which was revealed the secret they so darkly sought to hide,--all written in this symbol,--all plainly manifest,--had there been a prophet or magician skilled to read the character of flame! And Pearl was the oneness of their being. Be the foregone evil what it might, how could they doubt that their earthly lives and future destinies were conjoined, when they beheld at once the material union, and the spiritual idea, in whom they met, and were to dwell immortally together? Thoughts like these--and perhaps other thoughts, which they did not acknowledge or define--threw an awe about the child, as she came onward.
Pearl is clearly a symbol of Hester and Dimmesdale's love. She is what was produced from their love and passion. She represents that in this scene because it reminds them of the love they have for each other after being separated all of those years. Hawthorne is trying to show us that Pearl is not a devil child but she is a child that represents love and passion. The way the novel ends shows that Pearl did mean alot to Dimmesdale because he finally confessed for her and Hester. It also shows that Pearl did not represent the devil and sin because she came to be a very happy girl who fell in love. Her counterpart in a way is Chillingworth. He reminds Dimmesdale and Hester of the sin they committed, whereas Pearl reminds them of the love it involved. I think Hawthorne is saying that love will always be greater than sin. Sins can be forgiven by love, and this is true in this book. Pearl forgives her mother; she does not believe she did anything bad. Chillingworth however does not forgive them, but reminds them of their sins.
“Thou wilt go!” said Hester calmly, as he met her glance."...“Do I feel joy again?” cried he, wondering at himself. “Methought the germ of it was dead in me! O Hester, thou art my better angel! I seem to have flung myself—sick, sin-stained, and sorrow-blackened—down upon these forest-leaves, and to have risen up all made anew, and with new powers to glorify Him that hath been merciful! This is already the better life! Why did we not find it sooner?”
“Let us not look back,” answered Hester Prynne. “The past is gone! Wherefore should we linger upon it now? See! With this symbol, I undo it all, and make it as if it had never been!”
When Dimmsdale agreed to flee Boston with Hester, it did not only let the reader know that Dimmsdale cares about Hester, it showed an extreme amount of love he had for her to be able to throw away his reputation like he was planning on. Dimmsdale hid that love for Hester and Pearl in the public eye, so could it be genuine? By agreeing to leave with them, yet refusing to stand, like they did in private,in front of the town... Hawthorne reveals this contradiction to the reader so that later on in the novel, we can easily bring a conclusion to this question....
"He turned towards the scaffold, and stretched forth his arms.
"'Hester,' said he, “come hither! Come, my little Pearl!'”
Dimmsdale reveals his genuine love for Hester and Pearl at this scene in the book. Just after this quote, he reveals the secret that he had for so long kept bottled up inside.
"Pearl kissed his lips. A spell was broken. The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the world, but be a woman in it. Towards her mother, too, Pearl's errand as a messenger of anguish was all fulfilled."
Pearl is the result of the mad, burning passion the Dimmsdale and Hester had, and proved by Dimmsdale, still has. Pearl now knows that Dimmsdale, her daddy, loves her with all his heart. Otherwise would he ever reveal his secret to the public like she had so long begging him to do? Hawthorne believes that the theme of love and passion is very serious, and to have that passion, you have to prove yourself.
"She had wandered, without rule or guidance, into a moral wilderness. Her intellect and heart had their home, as it were, in desert places, where she roamed as freely as the wild Indian in his woods. The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers - stern and wild ones - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss."
This is when Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the woods. They meet privatly so that they can share there love and passion they have for each other they have not demonstrated in 7 years.
The Scarlet Letter Symbolizes that she was not afraid of commiting adultery because her love for Dimmesdale was so strong that she was not scared of showing that to others around. The passion shows when Pearl is acting strange but hester doesnt give up knowing that one day she and Dimmesdale will be together.
Giovanna Said... “Thou must know Pearl!” said she. “Our little Pearl! Thou hast seen her,—yes, I know it!—but thou wilt see her now with other eyes. She is a strange child! I hardly comprehend her! But thou wilt love her dearly, as I do, and wilt advise me how to deal with her.” “Dost thou think the child will be glad to know me?” asked the minister, somewhat uneasily. “I have long shrunk from children, because they often show a distrust,—a backwardness to be familiar with me. I have even been afraid of little Pearl!”
Hester is talking to Dimmsdale about pearl. He thinks that pearl would of stayed mad at him for not being there almost all of her childhood, but she wasn't. Pearl wanted him to be there with her and her mother more than anything in the world.When Hester says thou hast seen her yes i know it! But thou will see her with other eyes. To me Hester was saying that Dimmsdale has always seen pearl throughout the town and he has a clear view of how she looks like, but not yet does he know her and how her personality works. Hester was talking about how pearl might be sometimes and how she sometimes cant comprehend her. Then she says that he would still love her just as she has been doing for the past years of pearls life. It also shows that dimmsdale loved pearl so much he was willing to run away from the town with Hester. He also was gonna confess that he was pearls father.
Throughout the book everyone thought that pearl was an evil child. She made fun of her mother and the scarlett letter without minding how her mom felt. She was a troubled child and had no friends so she would make up gamed for herself to keep her entertained. But in the book pearl isnt an evil child or bipolar either, she just didn't like the fact that her mother wasnt with the person she was meant to be with. Hawthorn made pearl seem like an evil child at the beginning but opened her up at the end. Pearl was the one that knew the truth and where her mother belonged, she was just trying to help her mother be happy. Hawthorn is saying that love will never compete with sin, because it ;love will always end up winning. Pearl united them both and let Dimmsdale into her life as her father.
The theme of love and passion comes up many times in The Scarlet Letter. Hester loves Pearl so much she names her after her mothers only treasure. Hester loves Pearl, who was created out of sin, it is ironic. If Hester had not of gotten pregnant, it would have probably been much harder for Hester to get through all the ridicule the townspeople and everyone else gave her. Her love for Pearl helps he through her troubles. Pearl, even though it may not be clearly spelled out, loves her mother dearly. WHen Pearl and Hester go to visit Governor Bellingham, they are attacked by other kids. Pearl does not approve and goes after them: " But Pearl, who was a dauntless child, after frowning, stamping her foot, and shaking her little hand with a variety of threatening gestures, suddenly made a rush at the knot of her enemies, and put them all to flight." (91) Pearl would not stand up for her mother if she did not love her. Also, Hester and Dimmesdales relationship that was created out of real love and passion, unlike her and Chillingworths, created Pearl. This created a love towards Pearl from Dimmesdale and also towards Hester. Hester and Dimmesdale truly love each other, unlike Hester and Chillingworth. THroughout the book, Hester and Pearls love for each other grows, even though Pearl mocks her, she wants to make her mother stronger for the better. Dimmesdale loves Pearl and Hester, and they love him. In some way Chillingworth even loves Pearl. I think Hawthorne was trying to say that love will overcome all things, and even out of a bad situatiion, love can be created. The novel ends with Dimmesdale confessing. I believe this is a way of him showing Pearl he loves her before he dies. She always wanted him to walk with Hester and her, and he finally did. I think that that was all out of love. I think the opposite of this symbol would be sin, because that is how the love is created in the scarlet letter. By Hester and Dimmesdale having an affair, it was most likely created out of passion more than love, but it lead to them loving each other, and Pearl.
"Thou wilt go!" said Hester calmly, as he met her glance...."Do I feel joy again?" cried he, wondering at himself. "Methought the germ of it was dead in me! O Hester, thou art my better angel! I seem to have flung myself--sick, sin-stained, and sorrow-blackened--down upon these forest-leaves, and to have risen up all made anew, and with new powers to glorify Him that hath been merciful! This is already the better life! Why did we not find it sooner?"
"Let us not look back," answered Hester Prynne. "The past is gone! Wherefore should we linger upon it now? See! With this symbol, I undo it all, and make it as if it had never been!" So speaking, she undid the clasp that fastened the scarlet letter, and, taking it from her bosom, threw it to a distance among the withered leaves. Before this, Hester and Dimmesdale have been in the woods having a discussion. Hester had just told Dimmesdale who Chillingworth really was and her advice to him was to get out of the town. In this passage, she tells him that she and Pearl will go with him. At this point, Dimmesdale is overcome with joy because he will get to be with Hester for the rest of his life and not be looked down upon for it. He is also happy because he will get to pubically love Hester. He has had to hold in all of his emotions and feelings for Hester for seven years now, so they are about to all flow out. This symbol of love continues out until they finally get on the scaffold in front of the public and he declares his sin. Hawthorne is trying to say that Dimmesdale should have done this earlier so that he could love Hester. When the novel ends, Dimmesdale dies but this love for Hester keeps on living and that is why I believe that she returns there. The opposite symbol to this would be the scarlet letter because it made them hold in their feelings and not express them openly until he confessed his sin. Hawthorne is trying to say that these two people had so much love for each other and they should have said something earlier so they could go on loving each other.
When Hester says she will die before they take Pearl away from her, this is a sign of the love she has for pearl. "Ye shall not take her! I will die first!" This is symbolic because of the love Hester has for her child. This also symbolizes being a parent as much as people say bad things about your child, you will always love them and nothing will stop that. Hawthorne uses this as a symbol to show people the bonds parents have to children. They way it ends is that Pearl does not belong where Hester does so Hester goes back to boston while Pearl does not. I think it does not have an opposite symbol or a counterpart.
ReplyDelete"Thou wilt love her dearly," repeated Hester Prynne, as she and the minister sat watching little Pearl. "Dost thou not think her beautiful? And see with what natural skill she has made those simple flowers adorn her! Had she gathered pearls, and diamonds, and rubies, in the wood, they could not have become her better. She is a splendid child! But I know whose brow she has!"
ReplyDelete"Dost thou know, Hester," said Arthur Dimmesdale, with an unquiet smile, "that this dear child, tripping about always at thy side, hath caused me many an alarm? Methought--O Hester, what a thought is that, and how terrible to dread it!--that my own features were partly repeated in her face, and so strikingly that the world might see them! But she is mostly thine!"
"No, no! Not mostly!" answered the mother with a tender smile. "A little longer, and thou needest not to be afraid to trace whose child she is. But how strangely beautiful she looks, with those wild flowers in her hair! It is as if one of the fairies, whom we left in dear old England, had decked her out to meet us."
It was with a feeling which neither of them had ever before experienced, that they sat and watched Pearl's slow advance. In her was visible the tie that united them. She had been offered to the world, these seven past years, as the living hieroglyphic, in which was revealed the secret they so darkly sought to hide,--all written in this symbol,--all plainly manifest,--had there been a prophet or magician skilled to read the character of flame! And Pearl was the oneness of their being. Be the foregone evil what it might, how could they doubt that their earthly lives and future destinies were conjoined, when they beheld at once the material union, and the spiritual idea, in whom they met, and were to dwell immortally together? Thoughts like these--and perhaps other thoughts, which they did not acknowledge or define--threw an awe about the child, as she came onward.
Pearl is clearly a symbol of Hester and Dimmesdale's love. She is what was produced from their love and passion. She represents that in this scene because it reminds them of the love they have for each other after being separated all of those years. Hawthorne is trying to show us that Pearl is not a devil child but she is a child that represents love and passion. The way the novel ends shows that Pearl did mean alot to Dimmesdale because he finally confessed for her and Hester. It also shows that Pearl did not represent the devil and sin because she came to be a very happy girl who fell in love. Her counterpart in a way is Chillingworth. He reminds Dimmesdale and Hester of the sin they committed, whereas Pearl reminds them of the love it involved. I think Hawthorne is saying that love will always be greater than sin. Sins can be forgiven by love, and this is true in this book. Pearl forgives her mother; she does not believe she did anything bad. Chillingworth however does not forgive them, but reminds them of their sins.
“Thou wilt go!” said Hester calmly, as he met her glance."...“Do I feel joy again?” cried he, wondering at himself. “Methought the germ of it was dead in me! O Hester, thou art my better angel! I seem to have flung myself—sick, sin-stained, and sorrow-blackened—down upon these forest-leaves, and to have risen up all made anew, and with new powers to glorify Him that hath been merciful! This is already the better life! Why did we not find it sooner?”
ReplyDelete“Let us not look back,” answered Hester Prynne. “The past is gone! Wherefore should we linger upon it now? See! With this symbol, I undo it all, and make it as if it had never been!”
When Dimmsdale agreed to flee Boston with Hester, it did not only let the reader know that Dimmsdale cares about Hester, it showed an extreme amount of love he had for her to be able to throw away his reputation like he was planning on. Dimmsdale hid that love for Hester and Pearl in the public eye, so could it be genuine? By agreeing to leave with them, yet refusing to stand, like they did in private,in front of the town... Hawthorne reveals this contradiction to the reader so that later on in the novel, we can easily bring a conclusion to this question....
"He turned towards the scaffold, and stretched forth his arms.
"'Hester,' said he, “come hither! Come, my little Pearl!'”
Dimmsdale reveals his genuine love for Hester and Pearl at this scene in the book. Just after this quote, he reveals the secret that he had for so long kept bottled up inside.
"Pearl kissed his lips. A spell was broken. The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the world, but be a woman in it. Towards her mother, too, Pearl's errand as a messenger of anguish was all fulfilled."
Pearl is the result of the mad, burning passion the Dimmsdale and Hester had, and proved by Dimmsdale, still has. Pearl now knows that Dimmsdale, her daddy, loves her with all his heart. Otherwise would he ever reveal his secret to the public like she had so long begging him to do? Hawthorne believes that the theme of love and passion is very serious, and to have that passion, you have to prove yourself.
"She had wandered, without rule or guidance, into a moral wilderness. Her intellect and heart had their home, as it were, in desert places, where she roamed as freely as the wild Indian in his woods. The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers - stern and wild ones - and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss."
ReplyDeleteThis is when Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the woods. They meet privatly so that they can share there love and passion they have for each other they have not demonstrated in 7 years.
The Scarlet Letter Symbolizes that she was not afraid of commiting adultery because her love for Dimmesdale was so strong that she was not scared of showing that to others around. The passion shows when Pearl is acting strange but hester doesnt give up knowing that one day she and Dimmesdale will be together.
Giovanna Said...
ReplyDelete“Thou must know Pearl!” said she. “Our little Pearl! Thou hast seen her,—yes, I know it!—but thou wilt see her now with other eyes. She is a strange child! I hardly comprehend her! But thou wilt love her dearly, as I do, and wilt advise me how to deal with her.”
“Dost thou think the child will be glad to know me?” asked the minister, somewhat uneasily. “I have long shrunk from children, because they often show a distrust,—a backwardness to be familiar with me. I have even been afraid of little Pearl!”
Hester is talking to Dimmsdale about pearl. He thinks that pearl would of stayed mad at him for not being there almost all of her childhood, but
she wasn't. Pearl wanted him to be there with her and her mother more than anything in the world.When Hester says thou hast seen her yes i know it! But thou will see her with other eyes. To me Hester was saying that Dimmsdale has always seen pearl throughout the town and he has a clear view of how she looks like, but not yet does he know her and how her personality works. Hester was talking about how pearl might be sometimes and how she sometimes cant comprehend her. Then she says that he would still love her just as she has been doing for the past years of pearls life. It also shows that dimmsdale loved pearl so much he was willing to run away from the town with Hester. He also was gonna confess that he was pearls father.
Throughout the book everyone thought that pearl was an evil child. She made fun of her mother and the scarlett letter without minding how her mom felt. She was a troubled child and had no friends so she would make up gamed for herself to keep her entertained. But in the book pearl isnt an evil child or bipolar either, she just didn't like the fact that her mother wasnt with the person she was meant to be with. Hawthorn made pearl seem like an evil child at the beginning but opened her up at the end. Pearl was the one that knew the truth and where her mother belonged, she was just trying to help her mother be happy. Hawthorn is saying that love will never compete with sin, because it ;love will always end up winning. Pearl united them both and let Dimmsdale into her life as her father.
The theme of love and passion comes up many times in The Scarlet Letter. Hester loves Pearl so much she names her after her mothers only treasure. Hester loves Pearl, who was created out of sin, it is ironic. If Hester had not of gotten pregnant, it would have probably been much harder for Hester to get through all the ridicule the townspeople and everyone else gave her. Her love for Pearl helps he through her troubles. Pearl, even though it may not be clearly spelled out, loves her mother dearly. WHen Pearl and Hester go to visit Governor Bellingham, they are attacked by other kids. Pearl does not approve and goes after them: " But Pearl, who was a dauntless child, after frowning, stamping her foot, and shaking her little hand with a variety of threatening gestures, suddenly made a rush at the knot of her enemies, and put them all to flight." (91) Pearl would not stand up for her mother if she did not love her. Also, Hester and Dimmesdales relationship that was created out of real love and passion, unlike her and Chillingworths, created Pearl. This created a love towards Pearl from Dimmesdale and also towards Hester. Hester and Dimmesdale truly love each other, unlike Hester and Chillingworth. THroughout the book, Hester and Pearls love for each other grows, even though Pearl mocks her, she wants to make her mother stronger for the better. Dimmesdale loves Pearl and Hester, and they love him. In some way Chillingworth even loves Pearl. I think Hawthorne was trying to say that love will overcome all things, and even out of a bad situatiion, love can be created. The novel ends with Dimmesdale confessing. I believe this is a way of him showing Pearl he loves her before he dies. She always wanted him to walk with Hester and her, and he finally did. I think that that was all out of love. I think the opposite of this symbol would be sin, because that is how the love is created in the scarlet letter. By Hester and Dimmesdale having an affair, it was most likely created out of passion more than love, but it lead to them loving each other, and Pearl.
ReplyDelete"Thou wilt go!" said Hester calmly, as he met her glance...."Do I feel joy again?" cried he, wondering at himself. "Methought the germ of it was dead in me! O Hester, thou art my better angel! I seem to have flung myself--sick, sin-stained, and sorrow-blackened--down upon these forest-leaves, and to have risen up all made anew, and with new powers to glorify Him that hath been merciful! This is already the better life! Why did we not find it sooner?"
ReplyDelete"Let us not look back," answered Hester Prynne. "The past is gone! Wherefore should we linger upon it now? See! With this symbol, I undo it all, and make it as if it had never been!"
So speaking, she undid the clasp that fastened the scarlet letter, and, taking it from her bosom, threw it to a distance among the withered leaves. Before this, Hester and Dimmesdale have been in the woods having a discussion. Hester had just told Dimmesdale who Chillingworth really was and her advice to him was to get out of the town. In this passage, she tells him that she and Pearl will go with him. At this point, Dimmesdale is overcome with joy because he will get to be with Hester for the rest of his life and not be looked down upon for it. He is also happy because he will get to pubically love Hester. He has had to hold in all of his emotions and feelings for Hester for seven years now, so they are about to all flow out. This symbol of love continues out until they finally get on the scaffold in front of the public and he declares his sin. Hawthorne is trying to say that Dimmesdale should have done this earlier so that he could love Hester. When the novel ends, Dimmesdale dies but this love for Hester keeps on living and that is why I believe that she returns there. The opposite symbol to this would be the scarlet letter because it made them hold in their feelings and not express them openly until he confessed his sin. Hawthorne is trying to say that these two people had so much love for each other and they should have said something earlier so they could go on loving each other.