A Pearly Scene - By: Matthew Huffman

Of the three chapters (19-21), i felt that chapter nineteen was the most interesting. This chapter begins with Hester speaking of Pearl's beauty to Arthur Dimmesdale. She brings up the fact that the flowers around her make her look exceptionally beautiful, and that not even pearls, rubies, and daimonds could make her look prettier than she did at that point. She also brings up the fact that Pearl has the minister's brow. The minister said he worried about Pearl having some of his features because people might recognize him as the father. However, he denies that she does even though it is clear the Pearl has some facial features that are clearly his. I find this interesting because, even though the minister claims to love Pearl and want to be honest about what happened, he still denies that she looks like him. To me, this is away of not wanting to claim her. Also, he still will not walk hand-in-hand with them. This is because he has still not accepted the responsibility for his sin, and he doesn't want to face the consequences.