The Thoughts of Michelle

The most interesting part that I found in this reading was when Hester put the Scarlet Letter back on. She put the letter on to sooth Pearl and bribes her to come over to her. It amazed me that Pearl acted like she did not recognize her mother without the letter. I believe she did this so that her mother would not forget that the letter is what is holding together her and Dimmesdale. I applaud Hawthorne for his use of imagery in this paragraph. You could really see in your mind when her face and spirit dropped when she put on the letter. All of her beauty and youthfulness drowned away from her body when she put the letter on to her chest. I was confused with why there was such a change in her because Hester made me believe that the symbol did not mean anything to her. I always thought that the mark on her soul was what made her upset. I was surprised when she completely transformed when the letter was placed on her. I also heard a little resentment towards Pearl from Hester. She almost blamed her daughter for the grief she felt when she had the letter on. The final thing I would like to touch on is when Pearl kisses the letter. I think she sees the letter as a good symbol of her parents love and she is trying to get her mother to realize that the letter is not a bad thing.