... upon. The "first object of which Pearl seemed to become aware was the scarlet letter on Hester's bosom" (88). She is intrigued with the sight of the embroidered letter. As a young child, Pearl seems to detect a secret (to her) meaning of the A on Hester's bosom even though no one has explained it to her. Additionally, as Pearl grows older, she senses a special connection between her mother and Reverend Dimmesdale, as well as the evil lurking within the figure known as Chillingworth. As she forms an A using eel-grass, she recognizes that Hester wears the letter "for the same reason that the minister keeps his hand over his heart" (163). Somehow, deep inside, she must know that Dimmesdale is her true father, like a special father-daughter connection. In the dramatic forest scene she also calls Chillingworth the "Black Man"; he is the individual who inflicts so much ...

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