Entry 49
“Children will not abide any, the slightest, change in the accustomed aspect of things that are daily before their eyes. Pearl misses something which she has always seen me wear!”
Pearl had seen her mother wear the A forever, and yet she still doesn't understand the meaning because her mother never took the time to explain it to her. Hester always knew that Pearl was more brilliant than others her age, but didn't think Pearl could understand the reasons behind why she wore it. To Pearl, it was just part of her wardrobe, it was how she knew her mother stood out from the others, and how she knew herself was different. It's scary to Pearl because she took the A off when Dimmesdale came around, and Hester took off what her daughter had always known. She doesn't want to be replaced. It isn't as scary for Pearl to miss something that she had always seen her mother wear, than to what would be lost if Hester took it off and have Pearl disappear.
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