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Pearl: another symbol of Hester's sin she is "a beautiful flower growing out of sinful soil" she is moody and mischievous
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Pearl: acts out, she is defiant and somewhat rebellious. Unlike the average little girl, she is very different. Creates evil imaginations in her head. She is very smart. Hester: she decides to stay in town in order to repent her sins. She is supporting herself and her child by making clothing. Chillingworth: he seems pretty evil, "the black man"- devil
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**Important passage:** "Here, she said to herself, had been the scene of her guilt, and here should be the scene of her earthly punishment; and so, perchance, the torture of her daily shame would at length purge her soul, and work out another purity than that which she had lost; more saint-like, because the result of martyrdom."

**Questions/ predictions:** - Pearl will grow up to be very isolated and have hard time interacting with others. - Hester will never forget the feelings she had for Dimsdale.