Scarlet Letter 37

In chapter 16 Pearl tells Hester about the Black Man and the mother is surprised from this interest of her daughter. This knowledge of Pearl means that despite the child is still pure, she is attracted by the evil world. She has contact with the Black Man and the witches’ world involuntarily. Her wrong origin make her like predestined to chose wrong ways of life. But Pearl is strong and with the care of her mother and the light of God she won’t astray.