Pearl's role in the Scarlet Letter
Title: Pearl's role in the Scarlet Letter
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 751 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Pearl's role in the Scarlet Letter
Category: /Literature/English
Details: Words: 751 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
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…showed last 75 words of 751 total…Shortly after this scene, Hester takes off the scarlet letter. Then pearl throws a tantrum because to Pearl, Hester has taken off a chunk of herself, the scarlet letter A.
In conclusion, Pearl is nothing short of a symbol. She is a character Hawthorn uses to help characterize Hester. Pearl is a way to show what social situation Hester is in an any given moment in the book. She is the living scarlet letter A.