Final answer:
The question likely refers to a scene in Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter' where Arthur Dimmesdale successfully pleads for Hester Prynne to keep her child, Pearl.
Step-by-step explanation:
The question relates to a character in a work of literature who successfully pleads to keep her child. While the provided extracts reference various issues concerning child rearing and female agency, they do not explicitly mention Hester or a scenario that matches the original query. The query likely refers to Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter,' where it is Arthur Dimmesdale, the minister and father of Hester Prynne's child, who successfully pleads for Hester to keep her daughter, Pearl. In a pivotal scene before the town leaders, Dimmesdale convinces them that Pearl serves as both a blessing and a reminder of Hester's sin, and thus should not be taken away from her mother.