Hawthorne handles his flirtation with the supernatural in various ways and I feel that they are expressed through three themes and those themes are wildness, the scarlet color, and honesty. Many times with in the story pearl is regarded as being a wild child and fitting in with nature or being an elf child. When Dimmesdale finally admits that Pearl is his child it is if that wildness leaves and pearl becomes a normal human with feelings. The scarlet color is most notably associated with the scarlet letter on Hester's heart but it goes beyond that. The scarlet color is seen in various instances and that is all thanks to the various supernatural events in the book. Honesty is also a main theme in the book that is related to being supernatural, through the entire story Pearl is cautious around Dimmesdale and detects various awkward things about him and that is because he has wet to acknowledge Pearl in public.
Often times within the book Pearl is regarded as being wild but that is not wildness starts. Wildness starts when Chillingworth first enters the story and he talks of how he has learned various things in the woods with the Indians. Often ti
Another subtopic of the main topic which is the supernatural is honesty. Throughout the entire story Pearl is lied to by Dimmesdale and she can partial detect that because she notices strange things within this character. Pearl is often asking why Dimmesdale holds his hand over his heart and Pearl then progresses to ask why Dimmesdale will acknowledge Hester and herself in the forest or at night but not in the daylight. Pearl also refuses to give Dimmesdale a truly warm reception until Dimmesdale acknowledges her in front of the world. When the mass learn about their relationship Pearl also changes in that she becomes more sensitive and caring and henceforth less wild. Another supernatural event that is related to truth is the fact that after every step that Dimmesdale takes to admit his sin he has the greatest sermon that he has ever preached. The first occurrence was when he first admitted his guilt on the scaffold but that was when only Chillingworth was present. The second occurrence was when Hester and Dimmesdale made plans to flee to England. Truth is a great force related to supernatural events.
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