... of Pearl's impish nature dispelled, one can now study her inquisitive and sensitive nature. When Hester Prynne refuses to reveal to Pearl the identity of the young child's father, Pearl's burning curiosity quickly ignites and forces her to scream out the following demand. "Tell me! Tell me! It is thou that must tell me!" This is not the only time Pearl ... product of sin and "filthiness," yet she possesses traits that make her an amazing child. Indeed, Pearl is the rosebush which grows near the prison door: she is the one bright spot the prisoners of this novel see as they watch from th...

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• Grade Level: High School

... first described outside the jail, the reader begins to recognize the connection between the color red and sin. This connection is made complete when Hester is forced to wear the bright red letter "A" across her chest. Its shocking shade of scarlet reminds the town of her iniquities. Chillingworth, too, is described in red. Even though his sin is unrecognized by the ... townspeople, his eyes have a red spark similar to that of a burning flame. The color red is, perhaps, the most frequently applied symbol in the novel. Whether it appears in the rose bush outside the jail, the meteorite th...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... not truly live until he confesses his sin, but when he finally confesses he dies. Finally, Dimmesdale parallels Christ through the suffering of his death. Hawthorne describes Dimmesdale's suffering, "This burning torture to bear upon my breast! By sending yonder dark and terrible old man, to keep the torture always at red-heat!" So it can be seen that Dimmesdale does ... is not an evil child in the true sense of the word, but she is a reflection of her parent's immorality and their love. The color red, along with images of bright glow shows Pearl to be the product of a moment of passion...

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• Grade Level: High School