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"She is my happiness-she is my torture, none the less! Pearl keeps me here in life! Pearl punishes me too! See ye not, she is the scarlet letter, only capable of being loved,..."(pg.109) This quote is so significant to me because it somewhat symbolizes her turning her guilt and shame, to love and cherishment; taking the very results of things that binded and separated her from society and embracing them, not letting it sum up her life. I feel she feels, that to really make up for her shame, that she must raise Pearl to be better than she was. Pearl's need for care that binds Hester to focus and devote her life to her; Pearl's very image that quenches Hester's heart with fear, and pain, at the same time will ultimately free her by raising her upright with the lessons she's learned.

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"She is my happiness-she is my torture, none the less! Pearl keeps me here in life! Pearl punishes me too! See ye not, she is the scarlet letter, only capable of being loved,..."(pg.109) This quote is so significant to me because it somewhat symbolizes her turning her guilt and shame, to love and cherishment; taking the very results of things that binded and separated her from society and embracing them, not letting it sum up her life. I feel she feels, that to really make up for her shame, that she must raise Pearl to be better than she was. Pearl's need for care that binds Hester to focus and devote her life to her; Pearl's very image that quenches Hester's heart with fear, and pain, at the same time will ultimately free her by raising her upright with the lessons she's learned.

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-kiara

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"they had taken the deep stains of crimson and gold, the fiery lustre, the black shadow, and he untempered light of the intervening substance"

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"they had taken the deep stains of crimson and gold, the fiery lustre, the black shadow, and he untempered light of the intervening substance"

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This quote is talking about pearl and its saying she is different than everyone else and that it is obvious.People blame the crime her mother committed for her "weirdness".

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 "Throughout all, however, there was a trait of passion, a certain depth of hue....The child could not be made amenable to rules....The mother's impassioned state had been the medium through which were transmitted to the unborn infant the rays of its moral life; and, however white and clear originally, they had taken the deep stains of crimson and gold, the fiery lustre, the black shadow, and the untempered light of the intervening substance. Above all, the warfare of Hester's spirit, at that epoch, was perpetuated in Pearl." Chapter 6, pg. 83

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 "Throughout all, however, there was a trait of passion, a certain depth of hue....The child could not be made amenable to rules....The mother's impassioned state had been the medium through which were transmitted to the unborn infant the rays of its moral life; and, however white and clear originally, they had taken the deep stains of crimson and gold, the fiery lustre, the black shadow, and the untempered light of the intervening substance. Above all, the warfare of Hester's spirit, at that epoch, was perpetuated in Pearl." Chapter 6, pg. 83

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kylee- This quote portrays Pearl's different  character. in the story Pearl is a mysterious and weird child. But she was born different, she was born an outcast of society and would never be accepted as a true puritan girl because of the way she was brought into this life, through adultry and born in a prison.

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"The young pastors voice was tremulously sweet, rich,deep, and broken...brought the listeners into one accord of sympathy"

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"The young pastors voice was tremulously sweet, rich,deep, and broken...brought the listeners into one accord of sympathy"

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This quote is important because it shows how convincing Dimmesdale can be because he has a way to phrase things that get  peoples attention. Even Pearl as infant felt the compelling presence by his voice.

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" and he was already trembling at the conjunction in which—with a strange joy, nevertheless—he now found himself. "Not so, my child. I shall, indeed, stand with thy mother thee one other day, but not to-morrow!"

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" and he was already trembling at the conjunction in which—with a strange joy, nevertheless—he now found himself. "Not so, my child. I shall, indeed, stand with thy mother thee one other day, but not to-morrow!"

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I think this quote shows that Dimmsdale is a huge coward and a hypocrite. He says he will confess his sin but only when he is forced to.

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"Mother" said Pearl "was that the same minister that kissed me by the brook?" "Hold thy peace,dear little Pearl!" whispered her mother "We must not always talk in the market- place of what happens to us in the forest."
This quote is important because it shows a encounter between Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale. The woods are almost like a safeplace for
Hester because she can let her feelings free and in the marketplace people hear her conversations and judge her even more.

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"...it runs away and hides itself because it is afraid of something on your bosom..."

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"...it runs away and hides itself because it is afraid of something on your bosom..."

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This quote shows that Pearl recognizes that one event can change your life. She sees that being labeled with the "A" has changed her mother. She is very wise for her age.

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"To the untrue man, the whole universe is false--it is impalpable--it shrinks to nothing within his grasp."

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"To the untrue man, the whole universe is false--it is impalpable--it shrinks to nothing within his grasp."

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Dimmsdale keeps his secret hidden from everyone, yet in his own privacy it haunts him. He physically and emotionally punishes himself but still does not ease the feeling of guilt.

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"'People say,' said another, 'that the Reverend Master Dimmesdale, her godly pastor, takes it very grievously to his heart that such a scandal has come upon his congregation."
This quote is important because it shows the townspeople's ignorance and blind following of who they believe to be godly and pure, just because he is a preacher. It also foreshadows what we learn later in the book, that Dimmesdale was actually the father of Pearl, and a sinner himself.

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“Mother,” said little Pearl, “the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom. . . . It will not flee from me, for I wear nothing on my bosom yet!”	“Nor ever will, my child, I hope,” said Hester.	“And why not, mother?” asked Pearl, stopping short. . . . “Will it not come of its own accord, when I am a woman grown?”

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“Mother,” said little Pearl, “the sunshine does not love you. It runs away and hides itself, because it is afraid of something on your bosom. . . . It will not flee from me, for I wear nothing on my bosom yet!”	“Nor ever will, my child, I hope,” said Hester.	“And why not, mother?” asked Pearl, stopping short. . . . “Will it not come of its own accord, when I am a woman grown?”

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We can see that this is an important quote in the book because we can see that Pearl is aware of things that no one else really pay attention too. Pearl can see that this little "A" has took away sunshine from her life. Pearl also helps reveal truths by asking many questions.

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"In this manner, the mysterious old Roger Chillingworth became the medical adviser of the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale. As not only the disease interested the physician, but he was strongly moved to look into the character and qualities of the patient, these two men, so different in age, came gradually to spend much time together."

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"In this manner, the mysterious old Roger Chillingworth became the medical adviser of the Reverend Mr. Dimmesdale. As not only the disease interested the physician, but he was strongly moved to look into the character and qualities of the patient, these two men, so different in age, came gradually to spend much time together."

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This detail is important because it gives us insight not only about Chillingworth, but also offers some foreshadowing as to future events that will take place in the book. We understand from this quotation that Chillingworth may already suspect something of Dimmesdale, because he is "interested in his character", which gives us an idea that there may be some trouble between the two of them in the future, given their circumstances.

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"She shuddered to believe, yet could not help believing, that it gave her a sympathetic knowledge of the hidden sin in other hearts...could they be other than the insidious whispers of the bad angel...if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom besides Hester Prynne's?"

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"She shuddered to believe, yet could not help believing, that it gave her a sympathetic knowledge of the hidden sin in other hearts...could they be other than the insidious whispers of the bad angel...if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom besides Hester Prynne's?"

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This quote is very important in the fact it shows Hester is not the only one with a "scarlet letter." Everyone sins, but not everyone shows their truth. Hester shows hers by wearing the scarlet letter, unshameful.

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“After putting her fingers in her mouth, with many ungracious refusals to answer good Mr. Wilson’s questions, the child finally announced that she had not been made at all, but has been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses that grew by the prisons door.”

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“After putting her fingers in her mouth, with many ungracious refusals to answer good Mr. Wilson’s questions, the child finally announced that she had not been made at all, but has been plucked by her mother off the bush of wild roses that grew by the prisons door.”

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This quotation has a lot of importance to Pearl’s character and the way this society functions. This is a strictly puritan society and this child has just dismissed everything her mother has told her, for her own version of the story. She does not follow anyone’s rules and is her own unique person, just as her mother. Pearl shows individualism, which we see is shunned by this town when Hester embraces her A. Peral also shows defiance, she won't comply to the wishes of her male authority, and when she does her answer is not the one she knows they want. She makes up her own story in her mind which set her apart. She is becoming the individual her mother was that sent her to prison. The role of individualism is very important to this story as we see these characters arc into something set against the wishes of the society.

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"But wilt thou promise," asked Pearl, "to take my hand, and mother's hand, to-morrow noontide?""Not then, Pearl," said the minister; "but another time.""And what other time?" persisted the child."At the great judgment day," whispered the minister..."

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"But wilt thou promise," asked Pearl, "to take my hand, and mother's hand, to-morrow noontide?""Not then, Pearl," said the minister; "but another time.""And what other time?" persisted the child."At the great judgment day," whispered the minister..."

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This excerpt from the text is important to show how Dimmesdale refuses no matter how large his guilt is that he is not going to confess in public about his "secret sin." He is very much a coward when it comes to this. He is their holding his own daughters hand and he still will not make up the courage to decide to express his sin to the public.

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"They averred that the symbol was not mere scarlet cloth tinged in an earthly dyepot, but was reshot with infernal fire, and could be seen flowing all alight whenever Hester Prynne walked abroad in the nighttime."

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"They averred that the symbol was not mere scarlet cloth tinged in an earthly dyepot, but was reshot with infernal fire, and could be seen flowing all alight whenever Hester Prynne walked abroad in the nighttime."

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This is important because it shows that Hester has accepted who she is and her sin is now a part of her. Literally with pearl and the "A" attached to her. It also shows that she's not afraid to show who she is, even in the dark.

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"This rosebush, by a strange chance, has been kept alive in history... darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow"

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"This rosebush, by a strange chance, has been kept alive in history... darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow"

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This is important because the rosebush symbolises the good you can find in people. It also shows how even when evil takes over something that good will always find a way to come out a show itself

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"But she named the infant "Pearl," as of being of great price-purchased with all she had-her mother's only treasure."

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"But she named the infant "Pearl," as of being of great price-purchased with all she had-her mother's only treasure."

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Pearl is a representation of Hester's mistakes and is a living visual of why her life is the way it is now: isolated and outcasted from the Puritan society. Nevertheless, Hester treasures her dearly and considers her as treasure and not at all a reflection of her mistakes. This shows a mothers true love for her child.

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"..it had sprang up under the footsteps of Ann Hutchinson, as she entered  the prison doors.." the rosebush bears strong symbolism as well as foreshadowing. The rosebush represents Hester's strength as a woman and as a mother. She has to grow thorns to protect herself and Pearl, but she's also delicate and fragile like the petals. I find this important because it shows how she was mistreated and judged by one mistake, and that she is strong enough to handle her own self without a mans help, which is not really heard of during this time in civilization.

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".. a wild rosebush..which might be imagined to offer their fragrance and fragile beauty to the prisoner as he went in, and to the condemned criminal as he came forth to his doom, in token that the deep part of nature would take pity on him". The prisoner and criminal show the harshness of the Puritans and the rosebush the kindness and compassion

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Give one quotation from the novel and tell why it is important.

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Give one quotation from the novel and tell why it is important.

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"Throughout them all, giving up her individuality, she would become the general symbol at which the preacher and moralist might point, and in which they might vivify and embody their images of woman's frailty and sinful passion"
It shows that the Puritan society used her as an example to everyone, she was a victim that can never really be forgiven for her sin because everyone will point it out and use it to support the view of women as inferior.