ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -While Hester tries to restrain her, Pearl will not be controlled by human rules. She calls out to her mother that the minister is already in the grip of the Black Man, and she mischievously throws the burrs at him that she has been using to decorate her mother’s token of sin.

Detailed explanation-2: -When Pearl places her burrs upon her mother, she does not brush them away, just as she accepted full responsibly for her sins. The burrs are even placed directly upon the scarlet letter on Hester’s chest, the symbol of her adultery.

Detailed explanation-3: -This fixation results from Hester’s secrecy. Pearl throws one of the burrs she is carrying toward Dimmesdale. She tells Hester that they should leave since the Black Man has possessed Dimmesdale and will get them too. Identifying Dimmesdale as a sinner, Pearl throws him an extension of the scarlet letter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Her personality is described as intelligent, imaginative, inquisitive, determined, and even obstinate at times.