The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex symbols in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a symbol and one that is always changing. In the following essay, I will explore the symbolism Pearl came to represent throughout the book. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester, for her sins, received a scarlet letter, "A" which she had to wear upon her …showed first 75 words of 503 total…

…showed last 75 words of 503 total…upon her chest. Without that burden, Hester would have led a much better life then the one she had throughout the book. In closing, Pearl was a source of many different kinds of symbolism. From being a rose, to representing the scarlet letter "A", she was a kind of burden, yet love for Hester. And as a final note, Pearl was more then her mother's only treasure, she was her mother's only source of survival.