observing a particular person's body language and facial expressions. Such is the case with the youthful Pearl from the novel The

Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne. As the daughter of the adulteress Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale, the townspeople

view Pearl as a demon in an angel's clothing; as an imp who not only knows exactly what the letter "A" signifies on the breast of her

mother, but as the demon who placed it there as well. " 'Nay, Mother, I have told all I know,' said Pearl more seriously than she was

wont to speak...' But in good earnest now, Mother dear, what does this scarlet letter mean? -and why dost thou wear it on thy bosom?

-and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?' She took her mother's hand in both her own, and gazed into her eyes with an

earnestness that was seldom seen in her wild and capricious character" This dialogue does not seem to be the words of a demon, but a

child who is utterly curious about what the letter on her mother's bosom means. One must not underestimate Pearl's intelligence

though. In fact, Pearl is not the demon

grass, and imitated, as best as she could, on her own bosom, the decoration with which she was so familiar on her mother's. A letter,

this situation, Pearl is overwhelmed by curiosity, as the entire population of Boston is decked in their finery for a reason that Pearl is

not aware of. Instead of "keeping silent," as a behaved Puritan child would, Pearl spills out question after question in hopes of

the scarlet letter endowed with life!" Pearl is dressed in a scarlet dress with gold fringe exactly resembling the scarlet A on Hester's

glossy brown, and which, in after years, would be nearly akin to black." Combining with her extreme beauty, are the lavish dresses that

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Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)