What happens in the scarlet letter Chapter 16?

For several days Hester tries unsuccessfully to intercept Dimmesdale on one of his frequent walks along the shore or through the woods. When she hears that he will be returning from a trip, she goes with Pearl into the forest, hoping to meet the minister on his return home.

What effect does Dimmesdale have on Pearl when she responds to her mothers call and sees him?

What effect does Dimmesdale have on Pearl when she responds to her mother’s call and sees him? Pearl’s reluctance to approach Dimmesdale may have to do with neither him nor Hester are wearing the scarlet “A” on their chests and she washes her forehead after Dimmesdale denied going back with her and her mother.

What does Pearl say is the reason that the sun shines on her but not her mother quizlet?

What does Pearl say is the reason that the sun shines on her but not her mother? Pearl believes that she will get one when she gets older.

What response does Hester give?

What response does Hester give? Hester says she’s met him once, when he gave her the letter. What comment does Pearl make about the Black Man and Dimmesdale? Pearl says that Dimmesdale’s heart is marked by the Black Man (devil) that’s why he holds his heart.

What story fascinates Pearl in chapter 16?

Pearl’s fascination with the Black Man is motivated by the secrets around the scarlet letter. In this way, suppression creates what is being suppressed. Hester asks how Pearl heard this story and she responds that an old woman told her the Black Man put the scarlet letter on her mother.

What does the brook symbolize in the scarlet letter chapter 16?

In a sense, the brook symbolizes Dimmesdale’s heart and how it has become so damaged by untold secrets that he cannot help but babble them out. The difference between the brook and Dimmesdale is that the brook is honest and reveals the secrets as they are, symbolically of course.

What does Pearl do after Dimmesdale kisses her on the forehead?

Pearl desires the minister to acknowledge her in public. While Hester assures her that this admission will happen in the future, Dimmesdale kisses Pearl’s forehead in an attempt to mollify her. Pearl immediately goes to the brook and washes off the kiss.

Why does pearl not recognize her mother when she sees her with Dimmesdale in the forest?

Pearl does not recognize her mother because Hester has removed the scarlet letter and put her hair down. Having resolved to leave America and start a new life in Europe with Dimmesdale, Hester has finally felt confident enough to rid herself of the public symbol of her shame.

What causes conflict between Hester and Pearl in Chapter 16?

When Pearl sees Dimmesdale’s figure emerging from the wood, she asks whether the approaching person is the “Black Man.” Hester, wanting privacy, tries to hurry Pearl off into the woods to play, but Pearl, both scared of and curious about the “Black Man,” wants to stay.

What is Pearl’s relationship with nature?

Little Pearl manifests the relationship between man and nature; her life and the life of nature are contiguous. When she is in nature, “the mother-forest, and these wild things which it nourished, all recognized a kindred wildness in the human child” (TSL 295).

What does the forest symbolize in the scarlet letter Chapter 16?

A Forest Walk Sunshine retreating symbolizing Hester and Dimmesdale’s happiness being eaten up by guilt and sin.

What does the forest symbolize in the scarlet letter chapter 16?