Chapter Nineteen
Entry Forty-Nine
(in addition to entry forty-eight)
Pearl is overwhelmed by how much the situation suddenly changed. She points at her mother's chest where the "A" used to be as a sign of disbelief. Her face darkens and she stomps her foot. When her mother starts to get impatient Pearl loses control and freaks out. She is twisting and turning, jumping and rolling her body in the weirdest postitions. Furthermore, she screams and yells in the strangest voices. It is her way (her childish and not-human-but-supernatural-way) to show her refusal. Nature seems to agree with her. Hawthorne describes it that
"it seemed as if a hidden multitude were lending her their sympathy and encouragement"because all the trees around her reflect her mood.
Nature in this book stands for freedom but also truth. Now that the forest agrees with Pearl it wants to warn the couple that there is something wrong here. Maybe it is meant in a good way (Pay attention to what will happen! You are not safe!) or maybe in a bad way (What you are doing here is wrong. It is against the truth)
Nature = truth and freedom. Isn't truth, freedom? Good insight here.
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