Scarlet Letter Pearl Alike

From the moment Pearl is introduced, Hawthorne makes it known that she obtains the most advanced, imaginative ideas, and quite frankly, has a mind of her own. She is said to have an, “imaginative faculty,” (86) who was, “always in a state of preternatural activity.” (92). Pearl, “was thrown more upon the visionary throng which she created,” (92) during her childhood, and thrived in a constant state of creativeness. Throughout the novel, Hawthorne continues to develop Pearl as her own, unique character. But, that does not stop him from revealing mother-daughter similarities. Pearl’s creative instinct could most definitely string from her mother’s career as a seamstress. For example, as Hester is conversing with Chillingsworth on the beach, Pearl
But the event that stood out the most was when little Pearl, “gathered seaweed of various kinds, and made herself a scarf.” (174). She then, “took some eelgrass, and imitated as best as she could, the decoration with which she was so familiar with on her mother, the letter A.” (174). This strong similarity between the two characters show that even though at times, Pearl can be shown as a mistake, or a troublemaker for her mother, she truly is a treasure to Hester, the woman she looks up to, and shares the same love for creating as she does. Even though Hester’s imaginative side is a bit more discrete than wild Pearl’s, her job as a seamstress does cause her to create something, just as Pearl did on the beach. As beautiful as Pearl’s creativeness could be, her inventive side could often get the best of her. It is sometimes the source of her
Where Pearl’s imaginative side could arguably be one of her best features, it was definitely not helpful in the event where Pearl was almost taken away from her mother due to this anti Puritan belief. But, even though that elaborate lie caused trouble, Pearl’s fanciful stories often saved her from her