"Mother," said little Pearl, "the sunshine does not love

Last updated: 7/31/2022

"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? 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.