The Scarlet Letter

What happens when Pearl is taunted by other puritan children?

Chapter 6

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Peart has no interest in playing with other children and can be violent towards them. She is not protective of her mother either. Psychoanalysts might identify Pearl as a manifestation of rage, an expression of the repressed love and passion that are silenced by puritanical society.

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