What is Pearl? Characters, including her mother, Governor Bellingham, and the Reverends Wilson and Dimmesdale all seem to have weighed in on the matter.
But we know that Pearl is Hawthorne's creation, and that authors use characters as tools, and the interactions of characters with one another, the universe, society, etc., often creates conflict, another authorial tool used by the writer to explore ideas. So what is Pearl to Hawthorne? That is, what do you think Hawthorne intends her to be? A typical child? Demon-spawn? A savior? Something else?
Write a full paragraph in which you explore this question. Make your thinking, reasoning, and questioning transparent - walk us through your reasoning and questioning process. After about 5 minutes of written thinking, end your paragraph with a bold (or not so bold) claim about who or what you believe Pearl is (based on what you know about her so far - your ideas may change as the novel progresses).
For good measure, write down two quotes (with page numbers) that somehow contributed to your thoughts on Hawthorne's use of Pearl.
Groups of three...
Discuss your questions...
I need one volunteer from each group to join a whole group discussion...
HW: Read IX&X and post and respond to one question on turnitin.com. Also write your question in your notebook for use in tomorrow's discussion (forgot to share the latter point about question in notebooks with my 1st period students, so if you know any of them, please spread the word - thanks)
(5 points for turnitin submissions)
Tomorrow we will discuss the Pearl question and your turnitin.com questions
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