#17
See ye not, she is the scarlet letter, only capable of being loved, and so endowed with a million fold the power of retribution for my sin?
Hester says it herself. Pearl is the scarlet letter that Hester wears upon her chest. She is the outcome of her sin and therefore is her sin. In order to maintain her chance to win the governor and Mr. Wilson's opinion on whether or not she can keep Pearl, she says that she is capable of being loved. I interpret this as she is still blooming as a person and just needs time. Hester also claims that Pearl is much more well off than herself since she has a million times the chance for retribution because it was not her personal sin.
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