The quote: "He did not send me!" cried she, positively. "I have no Heavenly Father!" This quote struck me. It struck me because little Pearl is quite sure of herself. Society looks down upon her mother, and after praying so much, Pearl just gave up. Running through her head is something like: "What did our Heavenly Father ever do for us? If he really cared for us he'd help us in our time of need." It's sort of sad that Pearl looks out for her mother, and believes in no Heavenly Father. She would take the evil all upon herself, so that her mother's mistake may be forgotten. (Pg. 102)
The event: "The impression made by his aspect, so rigid and severe, and frost bitten with more than autumnal age, was hardly in keeping with the appliances of worldly enjoyment wherewith he had evidently done his utmost to surround himself." This event struck me, because it gives me an image of a strict, Puritan man, whose heart is as cold as ice. Governor Bellingham is a stern, rigid man. If he was alone when Hester Prynne had visited him, he would have flat out denied her of her rights and ownership of her child. He doesn't really have a heart, he has more of a mind that can see what good would come of Pearl living with her sinful mother. (Pg. 111)
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