When, in Chapter Fifteen, Pearl fashions her own "A" out of seaweed, she is oblivious to it's meaning; however, she knows that it is significant. Pearl inquires as to what the letter means, but Hester refuses to explain and will not elaborate on its symbolism. Pearl has often been referred to as the living form of her mother's scarlet letter. Pearl's choice of live seaweed for the letter symbolizes her striving motivation to be like her mother and to be a living remembrance of Hester's sin. The color green, like her mother's red, is meant to stand out i
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