... observing a particular person's body language and facial expressions. Such is the case with the youthful Pearl from the novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorn. As the daughter of the adulteress Hester Prynne, the townspeople view Pearl as a demon in an angel's clothing; as an imp who not only knows exactly what the letter "A" signifies on the breast of her mother, but as the demon who placed it there as well. They also believe ... her own, laid cheek against it". This seems to be Pearl's act of gratitude towards the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. One might wonder why the short-tempe...

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