DJs 26-30

DJ 26.
Pg 82. "They were now illuminated by the morning radiance of a young child's disposition, but later in the day of earthly existence, might be prolific of the storm and whirlwind."

This is an example of the theme light vs dark. Pearl has brought her dark situation into the light. Pearl is the one thing that Hester is proud of and she made it through her tough situation because of Pearl. Everything in Hester's life was much lighter when Pearl was born. But this is also a foreshadow that one day Pearl might create the perfect storm.

DJ 27.
Pg 82. " Hester Prynne, nevertheless, the lonely mother of this child, ran little risk of erring in the side of undue severity."

The language that Hawthorne uses is interesting because although Hester is alone in raising the child, she was not the only one who sinned to create the baby.  This plays into Dimmesdales private guilt because he has left this woman and child all alone to fend for themselves and Hester to take the punishment all alone as well.

DJ 28.
Pg 83. "Beholding it, Hester was constrained to rush towards the child, -- to pursure the little elf in the flight which she invariably began, -- to snatch her to her bosom... as to assure herself that Pearl was flech and blood, and not utterly delusive."

This is an example of Hester still having to come to terms with her situation and that she now has a chilld, who she is some times scared of or how she'll turn out to be. There are times when Hester needs to ensure herself that everything is real and Pearl brings her back to reality. Also the use the of the word elf to describe Pearl reinforces the idea that she is a child that was born outside of Puritan society and that she is a child of nature.

DJ 29
Pg 84. "Pearl was a born outcast of the infantile world. An imp of evil, emblem and product of sin, had no right among christened infants."

This reinforces the theme exile. When Hester was release from prison she moved into a cabin that was on the edge of the forest. This made them outcasts from society which means that Pearl was accepted into society from the very beginning. Pearls personality also make her stick out like a sore thumb because her sprint it that of nature, not that of a Puritan society. Again, they way that Hawthorne describes Pearl reminds the audience that she was born outside of the Puritan society which adds to the exile theme.

DJ 30
Pg 86. "Week, it is  true, would sometimes elapse. during which Pearl's gaze might never once be fixed upon the scarlet letter; but then, again, it would come at unawares, like a stroke of sudden death. and always with that peculiar smile, and odd expression of the eye."

This is an example of how Pearl would give Hester a reality check. The only way Hester is able to forgive herself for her sin is to come to terms with it, but forget about it. So just as Hester would start to push her sin out of mind, Pearl would remind her of it by asking questions and playing games with it. The letter is a reflection of both their personalities and Pearl never let Hester forget it.