DJs 31-35

DJ 31
Pg 88. "... she put up her small forefinger, and touched the scarlet letter. 'He did not send me!' she cried, positively. 'I have no Heavenly Father!'"

This is a conversation that Hester and Pearl are having about where Pearl came from. When Hester told that her Heavenly Father sent Pearl, he instantly knew that she shouldn't have said that. Because Pearl is born of sin, she has no Heavenly Father. Pearl catches Hester in her lie and calls her out on it. Again, Pearl is keeping Hester in reality.This also reinforces the idea that Pearl is a child of nature.

DJ 32
Pg 90. "We have spoken of Pearl's rich and luxuriant beauty; a beauty that shone with deep and vivid tints; a bright complexion, eyes possessing intensity both of depth and glow..."

Hawthorne's description of Pearl is here resembles light. This relates to the light vs dark theme because she was the light that was shed on Hester's situation. Pearl is the only reason that Hester has to live and she also makes Hester face her sin in order to forgive herself. Though most people wouldn't live the way Hester and Pearl do, they live their life how they see fit regardless. This connects to transcendentalism because they are staying true to their personal law. 

DJ 33
Pg 90. "But it was a remarkable attribute of this garb, and indeed, of the child's whole appearance, that it irresistibly and inevitably reminded the beholder of the token which Hester Prynne was doomed to wear upon her bosom. It was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet endowed with life!" 

Here, Hawthorne is talking about how Pearls clothing and appearance resembles the scarlet letter. But it doesn't only pertain to her clothes. Pearl actions and emotions also reflect the letter and how Hester acts in relation to her situation. In the beginning of the story, Pearl is out of control and more free spirited. This is when Hester still is trying to come to terms with the letter and her situation. As the book continues, as Hester changes the meaning of the letter and she forgives herself, Pearl becomes more well mannered, but still has her nature spirit.

DJ 34
Pg 90. "The mother herself -- as if the red ignominy were so deeply scorched into her brain, that all her conceptions assumed its form -- had carefully wrought out the similitude; lavishing many hours of morbid ingenuity, to create an analogy between the object of her affection, and the emblem of her guilt and torture."

This is talking about the torture and the pain that Hester still feels about her situation.  Although Pearl keeps her loving life, Hester gets caught up in the pain and still hasn't fully forgiven herself. It is important for Hester to forgive herself because she won't be able to move on with her life happily. This connects to transcendentalism because she needs to accept herself for who she is, no matter what anyone else thinks. The word scorched also connects to her sin because the letter burns with flames from hell.

DJ 35
Pg 92. "'No, my little Pearl!' said her mother. 'Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee!'"

This connects to the idea that Pearl is the only thing that Hester has left to live for. The sunshine here is happiness. Hester has none left to give, so Pearl must go out and find her own. Sunshine makes things grow, just like happiness. With Pearl being happy, Hester then can also feel satisfaction with life. When Pearl is happy, it reflects onto Hester.