The Scarlet Letter

Chapter 16; "A Forest Walk"

Why does Pearl have no fear of the forest? What is Dimmesdale's relationship to Nature?

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Pearl is a free spirit. There is an organic quality about her and the forest is her element. She has none of the social and religeous constraints that would make her fear the unknown and "evil" forest.

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