12.)"the physician as well as friend of the young minister, whose health had severely suffered, of late, by his too unreserved self-sacrifice to the labors and duties of the pastoral relation."
Dimmesdale is obviously extremely committed to his job as the Reverend, you would think that someone do devoted to what they do would never do anything to lose it. But peoples emotions can take control and he must have loved Hester because i don't think he would do something like this without being in love. I think it is so ironic that him and Chillingworth are friends. They are so unaware of whom each other are. And Hester is there connector, the man she married when she was young has befriended the father of her child, and also the man that Chillingworth is searching for to "not get revenge on".
13.)“I am my mother’s child,” answered the scarlet vision, “and my name is Pearl!”
Pearl is wearing a dress that is the same color as the A that is on her mothers chest. The Scarlet color to me is a symbol of something wild, different, beautiful just like peal and the Letter. Pearl seems to be proud to be Hesters daughter and she does not care to answer the mans questions about Christianity. I think this links to the scarlet color and the rose bush because she is wild and she seems to be more spiritual through nature. Not saying she believes in things like the Indians do, it's more like she is a symbol of spirituality through nature.
14.)"the child finally announced that she had not been made at all, but had been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses, that grew by the prison-door."
Again referring to the rose bush which symbolizes beauty and wildness. This is all unlike the puritan society which means that if the rose bush is beauty then puritan society must be ugly/bland. I think that Hester symbolizes the entire Rose bush and pearl is calling herself a rose from the rose bush. she is a part of Hester and they should not take her away from her roots.
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