Mother said little Pearl the sunshine does not love you It

Last updated: 6/15/2023

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 has not come of its own accord when I am a woman grown What is the implicit meaning conveyed by Pearl in the excerpt O Pearl notices that the scarlet letter on her mother s bosom has paved the way for lack of sunshine in her mother s life Pearl realizes that the scarlet letter on her mother s bosom is unique to her mother which other women in town do not have Pearl admires her mother s needlework of the scarlet letter and wants one for her when she reaches adulthood O Pearl Is afraid of the scarlet letter on her mother s bosom and expresses it subtly