wipped it off
After Dimmesdale kisses her, Pearl becomes visibly happy and kisses him back. She then skips off to the brook to play with the water and the sunshine.
Some of the clues that Dimmesdale is Pearl's father include their physical resemblance, Pearl's strong connection and recognition of Dimmesdale, Dimmesdale's guilt and emotional reaction towards Pearl, and hints dropped by other characters such as Hester and Chillingworth. The reveal is confirmed towards the end of the novel by both Hester and Dimmesdale.
Chillingworth discovers Dimmesdale's secret sin when he sees a mark in the shape of an "A" on the sleeping Dimmesdale's chest. This confirms his suspicions that Dimmesdale is the father of Hester Prynne's daughter, Pearl.
Hester Prynne joins Dimmesdale in his vigil on the scaffold, holding hands with him as they watch the procession go by. Pearl also ends up joining them, refusing to leave Dimmesdale's side.
Pearl washes off Dimmesdale's kiss in Chapter 19 of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter." This moment represents Pearl's rejection of Dimmesdale as her father and her understanding of the shame associated with the sin he carries.
Passion greatly affects the lives of both Dimmesdale and Pearl.
Pearl continuously asks her mother, Hester, about Dimmesdale's connection to them. She questions Hester about why they stand separately from him, why he is reluctant to acknowledge them, and why he doesn't openly embrace their public shaming and punishment. Through these inquiries, Pearl is seeking the truth of their familial ties and the reasons behind Dimmesdale's actions.
Hester explains Pearl's existence as a result of her love affair with Reverend Dimmesdale, emphasizing that Pearl is a symbol of their sin and their salvation. She believes that Pearl serves as a blessing in disguise, representing both the pain and the redemption that emerged from her relationship with Dimmesdale.
Pearl is the daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale and therefore resembles their sin of adultry. Hester dresses pearl in a scarlet colored dress to show this and make her look more like the letter "A" which also resembles their sin.
The father of Hester's baby in "The Scarlet Letter" is Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale.
The local pastor and biological father of Pearl.
Roger Chillingworth approaches Dimmesdale just as he invites Pearl and Hester to join him near the scaffold.
Pearl sees a similarity between Hester and Dimmesdale in their shared sense of guilt and hidden sin. She recognizes that they both possess a secret burden that sets them apart from others in the community. Pearl intuitively understands their connection as partners in wrongdoing.