Scarlet Letter Pg. 160

Entry 41: 

"Her mother could have fancied that the child had absorbed it into herself, and would give it forth again, with a gleam about her path, as they should plunge into some gloomier shade."

It was almost as if Pearl had taken away the sunshine, and instead absorbed it like a flower growing. The sun to Pearl is like wild energy, and refers back to Pearl being a symbol of nature. Flowers are colorful, and like Pearl's personality she has many different attitudes which gives her a 'colorful personality.'