I found it interesting that Pearl did not accept Dimmesdale until he publicly accepted her. She was so young and intelligent enough to realize that the person who was her father did not own up to being just that, her father. I feel that her doing this was almost very grown up for her age and it kind of showed Dimmesdale that she may be young but she is not stupid and wants respect and acknowledgement that she does exist. Maybe she even wanted acknowledgement that she was not a mistake?
I also find it sad that she did not get to know Dimmesdale very well before his demise. He was so close and I feel that even though he did not have anything to do with her because he was a coward and afraid for himself and what people would think of his preachings, he still cared about her in some way and he probably felt bad for not being a better father or maybe in his mind, not being "able" to be a better father.
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