“state of nervous excitement that demanded constant watchfulness, lest she should perpetrate violence on herself, or do some half-frenzied mischief to the poor babe.” (PG 65)
They thought she would hurt the babe but since hester probably didn’t think she didn’t do anything wrong, why would she hurt the baby? Plus Pearl is all she has left, she is the result of the sin, and she is the only one who is “on the same side as her.” What the Puritan people don’t understand is that Pearl and Hester are connected through more than just Mother and daughter, they are connected through nature and they are both like the rose bush in the fact that through all the destruction they will stand strong, and being exiled gives them the strength to do that.
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