Pearl: Devil Spawn?

Something strange lives within Hester Prynne's daughter Pearl. She possesses specific traits that seem to suggest she is connected to the darkest aspects of humanity. She has a cunning smirk that leads many of us women to believe that she must be a direct descendant of Lucifer himself, or maybe a lesser demon. The child has grown to be too curious for her own good, always asking questions at untimely moments and about subjects she should be well versed in. She acts in unpredictable ways and  we feel that because of her parentage she is not being taught the proper Puritan values. We worry that Hester is corrupting the child's soul, if it is not already corrupt. The way she is dressed in lavish clothes is directly disrespecting our culture and what we have worked so hard to overcome. it shows vanity and narcissism. She disregards social norms by acting as if she is a wicked sprite, the troublesome creature of myth. Her temperament when interacting with other children and adults shows a lack of discipline that needs to be addressed by the highest officials. if we a s a society do not act quickly Pearl may very well end up just like her mother, a disgrace.

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