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The father of Hester's baby in "The Scarlet Letter" is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale.
Hester Prynne's love interest is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter." Their relationship is complicated by the circumstances of their affair and the guilt and secrecy that follow.
The Reverend, Arthur Dimmesdale, is Pearl's Father, and he drops dead at the end of the novel.
Hester Prynne committed adultery with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter."
That would be Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale as he confesses that he's Pearl's father.
He tells them that she speaks the truth about God giving her the child and that only she can teach pearl about how bad decisions can change your life.
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No, Pearl did not want to know her father throughout most of the novel. She represented the consequences of her parents' sin and was often described as wild and uncontrollable. It was only towards the end of the story that she showed interest in her father, Reverend Dimmesdale.
Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the man who impregnated Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter." They were both involved in a secret love affair, resulting in Hester's pregnancy and subsequent public shaming.
In "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are two ministers: Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, who is a tortured soul struggling with his secret sin, and Reverend John Wilson, a strict religious figure in the Puritan community.
Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale pleads successfully for Hester to keep her child in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter." He urges the town leaders to allow her to raise her daughter Pearl, arguing that it is in the child's best interest.
In the novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is revealed to be the father of Hester Prynne's baby, Pearl. Their affair leads to a significant portion of the story's plot and themes.