the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl, throughout the story,

develops into a dynamic individual, as well as an extremely important symbol- one who

is constantly changing. Pearl is involved in a complex history, and as a result is viewed

as different and is shunned because of her mother's sin. Pearl is a living Scarlet A to

Hester, as well as the reader, acting as a constant reminder of Hester's sin.

Hawthorne uses vivid descriptions to characterize Pearl. She is first described as the

infant; "...whose innocent life had sprung, by the inscrutable decree of Providence, a

lovely and immortal flower, out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion." From

the beginning of her life she is viewed as the product of a sin, as a punishment.

Pearl was not accepted by the children; her unavoidable seclusion was due to the sin of

her mother. On the rare occasion that the children would show interest in Pearl she

would grow positively terrible in her puny wrath, snatching up stones to fling at them..."

As a result of Pearl's seclusion from society nature sympathizes with Pearl, which can

accepting her as an equal. Hawthorne describes another sign of acceptance as the

important character, as she is a constant reminder to Hester, as well as to the reader,

community, and is a product of nature and its ways. Hawthorne's descriptions and

the other characters the reader is able to see a more complex side of Pearl.

eyes of others, they form into a love from Hester. This relationship between Hester and

describes her unbalanced feelings and emotions to Dimmesdale. This statement

find peace with himself because of his sin, he has also been attempting to develop a

of the constant sin of Hester. She contributes largely to the themes of the noel

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developments of the relationship between Pearl and Nature further characterizes Pearl

me. I have even been afraid of little Pearl!" As Dimmesdale has been trying to

role in the noel, is one of the most intense symbols and individual

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Approximate Word count = 834
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)