daughter‚ Pearl‚ functions primarily as a symbol. She is quite young during most of the events of this novelwhen Dimmesdale dies she is only seven years oldand her real importance lies in her ability to provoke the adult characters in the book. She asks them pointed questions and draws their attention‚ and the reader’s‚ to the denied or overlooked truths of the adult world. In general‚ children in The Scarlet Letter are portrayed as more perceptive and more honest than adults‚ and Pearl is the most
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The Scarlet letter is a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The plot focuses on sin in the Puritan society. Hester Prynne‚ the protagonist‚ has an affair with Reverend Dimmesdale‚ which means they are adulterers and sinners. As a result‚ Pearl is born and Hester is forced to where the scarlet letter. Pearl is a unique character. She is Hester’s human form of her scarlet letter‚ which constantly reminds her of her sin‚ yet at the same time‚ Pearl is a blessing to have since she represents the passion
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expressions. Such is the case with the youthful Pearl from the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorn. As the daughter of the adulteress Hester Prynne‚ 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. They also believe Pearl uses this information against Hester by constantly mentioning the letter in order to make Hester extremely uncomfortable
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PearlHester’s illegitimate daughter. Pearl is a young girl with a moody‚ mischievous spirit and the ability to perceive things others do not. She quickly discerns the truth about her mother and Dimmesdale‚ though neither will confirm her suspicions. The townspeople say that she barely seems human and spread rumors that her unknown father is actually the Devil. Pearl has grown up with her mother outside of the town‚ and she often terrorizes the town’s children‚ who view her as a curiosity. She is
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Scarlet Letter- Pearl Pearls have always held a great price to mankind‚ but no pearl had ever been earned at as high a cost to a person as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s powerful heroine Hester Prynne. Her daughter Pearl‚ born into a Puritan prison in more ways than one‚ is an enigmatic character serving entirely as a vehicle for symbolism. From her introduction as an infant on her mother’s scaffold of shame to the stormy zenith of the story‚ Pearl is an empathetic and improbably intelligent
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the book The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The adultery committed by Hester’s with Reverend Dimmsdale resulted in the sinful child Pearl being born. Pearl is the visual embodiment of evil in Puritan society; Hawthorne included her in the novel to give the reader a visual representation on what the Puritans believe is evil or sinful. For the duration the novel we can see that the Puritan society views Pearl as the embodiment of sin. A plethora of people believe this because Pearl is a byproduct
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Mother’s Only Treasure Pearl is a major character in the novel because she impacts everyone’s decisions in the book in some way. Though she is young throughout most of the novel‚ she acts older than most of the adults. With being the product of a sin‚ Pearl has to deal with a lot. She defends herself and her mother from the cruel remarks of the town. Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the character‚ Pearl‚ as a symbol for a hint of happiness in the sadness and regret of a sin. Pearl‚ throughout the novel
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Scible English – H 4/19/13 Pearl During her first three years‚ Pearl‚ who is named because she came "of great price‚"(81) grows into a physically beautiful‚ vigorous‚ and graceful little girl. She is radiant in the rich and elaborate dresses that Hester sews for her. Inwardly‚ however‚ Pearl possesses a complex character. She shows an unusual depth of mind‚ coupled with a fiery passion that Hester is incapable of controlling either with kindness or threats. Pearl shows a love of mischief and
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Analysis of Pearl in Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter" One of the most significant writers of the romantic period in American literature was Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote stories that opposed the ideas of Transcendentalism. Since he had ancestors of Puritan belief‚ Hawthorne wrote many stories about Puritan New England. His most famous story is the Scarlet Letter. This novel tells of the punishment of a woman‚ Hester Prynne‚ who committed adultery and gave birth to Pearl. A minister
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The role of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter This essay will be analysing the significance of the selected passage as well as emphasizing how this passage helps give the reader a more vivid insight to the lives of the protagonists of the Scarlet Letter as well as developing the plot further. The passage‚ taken from Chapter 16‚ “A Forest Walk‚” is illustrative of the role Pearl plays in the text. It is also an insight on the significance of the scarlet letter as a symbol. Pearl is aware of things that
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