Why do the leaders of the town believe that pearl could be a negative influence on hester in the book the scarlet letter

Pearl is quite a conflictive figure in The Scarlett letter. Her behavior throughout the story can be subject to a lot of distinct interpretations, because of the multi-faceted personality she displays. Early on we understand that see she's a special and very intelligent kid, but through many of her actions and attitudes it's shown that there's a darker side to her nature. Often, she even seems to hurt Hester's feelings knowingly. This could easily lead us to believe that Pearl as the personification of Hester's sin and see her in a negative light, much like many of the town's leaders do. Ultimately, she ends up being of great help to Hester's recovery and we're able to see that she's good natured, and her negative impact mostly comes from her being just a child that's naturally lacking in maturity but doesn't really mean any harm.

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answer: common sense was the pamphlet that thomas paine used to convince reluctant americans to abandon the goal of reconciling with britain and to accept that independence was the only option to preserve their liberty.

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