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Hester worries that because Pearl was conceived in an act of sin - adultery - she is evil and only capable of sin. Hester sees all of her own flaws in Pearl, such as her stubbornness.

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Hester worries about Pearl's personality because she fears that the circumstances of Pearl's birth, as a result of Hester's sin of adultery and the public shame attached to it, may have influenced Pearl's upbringing and development. Hester believes that Pearl's defiant and wild nature is a product of her being conceived in a sinful relationship and raised in an environment of judgment and shame.

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