How Does Hester Meet The Black Man

Having reached the depths of the forest, Hester and Pearl sit on a heap of moss beside a brook. Just then footsteps are heard on the path, and Hester sends Pearl away, but not before the girl asks whether it is the Black Man approaching and whether Dimmesdale holds his hand over his heart to cover the Black Man's sign. Pearl asks her mother to tell her a story about the Black Man, who is said to haunt the forest. Hester explains to Pearl that the Black Man is a myth about the devil. He haunts this forest, carries a book with him a big, heavy book, and offers his book and an iron pen to everybody that meets him here among the trees; and they are to write their names with their own blood; and then he sets his mark on their bosoms. Pear then asks if Hester has “ever meet the Black Man” (127) . Hester, tired of Pearl asking about the scarlet letter, tells her that the letter is the mark of the Black Man, which she received after meeting the Black Man once before. When Pear sees Dimmesdale then starts coming down the forest path, further asks why he does not wear his mark on the
Hawthorne always ties Pear in with the supernatural in some way. During her mother's conversation with Roger Chillingworth, Pearl has managed to play by herself. Her last act is to make the symbol of the scarlet letter out of seaweed and put it on her chest. Her mother asks her if she knows what the letter means, but Pearl only knows it is the letter A. Hester then asks Pearl if she knows why her mother wears the letter. Pearl answers that "It is for the same reason that the minister keeps his hand over his heart! (122)" Pearl then demands that her mother tell her what the A stands for and why the minister keeps putting his hand over his heart. Hester lies and says she wears the letter because of its beautiful gold thread. Pearl, knowing better, seeks the real reason, and Hester threatens to punish