Hester And Pearl In Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter'

There is undoubtedly a long-term impact that the affair will cause for both Hester and Pearl. One of the biggest arguments is that Hester is undeserving of her daughter for the fact that Pearl is an innocent girl who is fit for better parents. Whereas if she isn’t a normal human child, as some claim, Pearl isn’t deserving of a mother like Hester. Some may also say that Hester is undeserving of a child as well because she shouldn’t be blessed with such a great gift, the gift of a daughter. Some of the townsfolk claim about Pearl when she is in town with her mother that “there is the likeness of the scarlet letter running along by her side!” (Hawthorne, 98). As Pearl continues through life, her mother’s past will always be with her. Hester