cover the letter Pearl insists on seeing it She feels that her mother s strength and sadness come from the letter The narrator says The child could not be made amenable to rules This reaction shows that Pearl has a spiritual bond with the letter She connects the letter with her own life She feels that the letter and she both were born from the same act of sin Emotional Reaction In the forest scene when Hester removes the scarlet letter Pearl cries and refuses to approach her She does not feel her mother is complete without it Her reaction shows her emotional understanding of the letter s importance She sees it as part of Hester s life and identity Pearl s tears show love and honesty not judgment Through this Hawthorne presents Pearl as a living reminder of both sin and moral strength in human life Thus Pearl s reaction to the scarlet letter moves from curiosity to awareness She becomes a symbol of truth and purity Through her Hawthorne shows that innocence often reveals the deepest moral wisdom