The scarlet letter, a book about a lady named Hester Prynne who lived in the New World, in Puritan Boston. She committed adultery, and gave birth to ... as she felt sorry: " But then the elf-child sighed, and gave up her sport; because it grieved her to have done harm to a little being that was as wild as the sea-breeze, or as wild as pearl herself." Now Pearl has changed so that she is showing her feelings, ... place she runs to the seamen " they gazed wonderingly and admiringly at Pearl, as if a flake of the sea foam had taken the shape of a little maid, and were gifted with a soul of the...

• Word Count: 612
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate