The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Throughout the story Pearl develops into a prominent symbol of the "A". In this essay the example of symbolism Pearl comes to represent will be explained. In the Scarlet Letter, Hester, for her sins, received a scarlet letter, "A" which she had to wear upon her chest for …showed first 75 words of 591 total…

…showed last 75 words of 591 total…that all odds are against them. She still pulled through a winner despite the Puritans view. She herself knew she was above them so did the author Hawthorne. You could tell as you read her dialogue, and description. She was intelligent, inquisitive, and full of free thought; all things tied together makes for a complex person and a content one. But her main achievement would have to be being a source of survival for Hester.