Saturday, February 7, 2015

I need four quotes from Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Letter describing Pearl and how she acted and looked.And then I need interpretations of the...

Chapter 6 of The Scarlet Letter is
devoted to the subject of Pearl in its entirety, and there are numerous quotes
describing her actions and appearance. These are just a few of those
quotes;


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"Pearl's aspect was imbued with a spell of
infinite variety; in this one child there were many children, comprehending the full
scope between the wild-flower prettiness of a peasant baby, and the pomp, in little, of
an infant princess."



Pearl's
appearance and essence were hard to define; there were many contradicting aspects of her
presence. On the one hand, she showed the simple beauty of a "peasant baby," while on
the other hand, she had an aura of royalty about her, like a
princess.



"Her
nature appeared to possess depth, too, as well as variety; but - or else Hester's fears
deceived her - it lacked reference and adaptation to the world into which she was
born."



Pearl, from a very
young age, showed a very complicated nature; her mother thought, but was not sure, that
she seemed unconnected to the world, and did not easily conform to its rules and
requirements.


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"The child could not be made amenable to rules.
In giving her existence, a great law had been broken, and the result was a being whose
elements were perhaps beautiful and brilliant, but all in
disorder."



Pearl could not be
made to obey. This attribute of hers was seen as a disorder; having been born as a
result of the sin of her parents, it stood to reason that her nature and appearance,
though "beautiful and brilliant," would be askew as a
consequence.


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"Pearl would frown, and clench her little fist,
and harden her small features into a stern, unsympathizing look of discontent. Not
seldom, she would laugh anew, and louder than before, like a thing incapable and
unintelligent of human sorrow. Or...she would be convulsed with a rage of grief, and sob
out her love for her mother in broken words, and seem intent on proving that she had a
heart, by breaking it."



Pearl
was completely unpredictable in her actions, and in her responses to her mother's moods.
She might react with discontent, or inexplicable laughter, or rage, or tenderness to any
given stimulus; there was no rhyme or reason to her actions (Chapter
6).

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