Not many children are born in prison, nor do many live in prison for the first three months of their lives. It was almost probable that the little girl might turn out to be rather eccentric, which, in a sense, she did. And it's definitely strange that it was born because of a sin. Therefore, her mother named her Pearl, "because of great value, purchased with all she had, her mother's only treasure!" She has very capricious emotions and is sometimes mischievous. Pearl is a strangely intelligent and devilish little girl who has a strange connection to the scarlet "A". Pearl has a childlike innocence that leads her to ask Dimmesdale and Hester several questions, which raises the question of what the questions really mean. Pearl asks, "Will you stay here with my mother and me, tomorrow at noon?" (Hawthorne 139). It has a huge meaning because Pearl is in a sense asking the minister if Dimmesdale will confess his sin to the town on the scaffold the next day at noon. If he doesn't, Pearl isn't willing to accept it. Pearl also asks her mother what the letter "A" means out of curiosity, and also why the minister always keeps his hand over his heart. Naturally, her mother is not willing to answer and cleverly dodges the question by telling Pearl that she was asking stupid questions. When Hester and Pearl pass Chillingworth and Dimmesdale's house, Pearl sees the men and points to Chillingworth. He says to his mother: “Come away, mother! Come away, or that old Boogeyman will get you! He's already got the minister! Come away, mother, otherwise he'll get you!" (Hawthorne 122). Pearl sees Chillingworth and somehow sees the evil within him. He sees that his evil has already captured Dimmesdale. It seems that Pearl has nearly half the paper, one after the other, on her mother's breast; dancing up and down, like a little elf, every time he hits the scarlet letter. (Hawthorne 89). It's strange that Pearl is so affiliated with the scarlet letter because she herself is like a walking scarlet letter! Incredibly intelligent and sometimes diabolical, Pearl also has a peculiar connection to the scarlet letter. He often asks adults like Hester questions that catch them off guard. He often acts like a little devil, causing trouble and acting in ways that are despised. The strangest thing is that he has an obsessive connection with the scarlet letter “A”. Although Pearl is just as important a character as Hester, it seems like the entire novel revolves around her. After all, he's the closest thing a seven-year-old psychic has. Works Cited Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter. New York: Bantam, 2003. Print.