Specifically, light is seen as a symbol of purity, much like the white dress at a wedding. Alternatively, darkness is usually associated with bad deeds and impure actions. These ideas are very similar to the way Hawthorne depicts light (the sun, day) and darkness (night, the moon). For example, when Hester enters the forest with Pearl, Pearl immediately finds sunlight, while Hester is rejected by the sun. Pearl makes an important observation that “the sun doesn’t love you.” He runs away and hides because he is afraid of something in your bosom” (Hawthorne 167). Because Hester has sinned and is no longer clean in the eyes. of society, she is avoided by the sun. To further this point, shortly after while Hester and Dimmsdale are conversing, Hester throws her scarlet letter as she throws the letter to the ground this can be considered throwing. After doing this, “the sun bursts forth, pouring a veritable flood into the dark forest” (Hawthorne 186). Again, the light deciding to shine on Hester at this very moment indicates that the light only accepts Hester. when she is free from sin. All this to say that the sun, like a human, makes decisions. In this case, the decision would be either to honor you with his presence or to refrain from doing so.