The Scarlet Letter is about a Puritan woman in Boston, Massachusettes, named Hester Prynne who commits adultry and is sentenced to wear a scarlet A on her breast. In result of the affair Hester Prynne had a little girl, Pearl. The letter "A" that was sown onto the bosom of Hester had become a symbol of sin and was intimately associated with her. Hester set forth towards her social life, which she thought God ... that such behavior could cause her to lose her daughter, Pearl. Hester is also maternal with respect to society. She cares for the poor and brings them food and clothing. To support P...

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... of no effect, thank themselves if their own wives and daughters go astray!" This particular woman was most likely speaking on behalf of how the Puritan majority felt about the subject matter. The Puritans were a hardcore religious society; everything was built around religion, and religion was built around everything ... the community. The woman speaking in this passage felt that a small letter to be worn on the breast was not a harsh enough punishment for Hester's shameful sin. She, as well as many other Puritans, believed that punishment by death would be much more suitable for such a h...

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... And Pearl One of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the misbegotten offspring of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the story Pearl, becomes quite the dynamic little individual, as well as an extremely important ... her beauty cause her to be viewed as even stranger from the other typical Puritan children ,whom are dressed in traditional clothing. As a result, she is accepted only by nature and animals, and ostracized by the other Puritan children. "Pearl was a born outcast of the infantile world the whole peculiarity, ... a striking ...

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... commits a sin. She is crammed with many feelings surrounding that sin such as pride. Her sin is a one of passion. Hester Prynne's sin is adultery. She commits adultery with the Reverend Dimmesdale. This sin is regarded very seriously by the Puritans and is ... Her scarlet letter, like her sin, is something she must always deal with and is something she can never escape. Pearl the product of Hester's sin, is usually dressed in red clothing, representing sin. Pearl is also called the names "Ruby", "Coral", or "red Rose," and "a little bird of scarlet plumage," further ... eyes are called...

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... 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, ... of Pearl's identity cannot be created. With the rumor 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 screa...

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... in which she has had an affair with. That child's name is Pearl. One of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl is involved in the complex nature of the story, as a result of her mothers adulteress ways she is shunned from society and even looked down upon ... with Pearl with many different aspects of human emotion and treats her in many different ways at certain times. Hester displays her feelings towards Pearl by the way she dresses Pearl, and the way she treats her daughter with ambivalence. ...

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... commits is one that is based on the laws and morals of the Puritan society. Although adultery, in the eyes of Puritans, is seen as a horrendous crime, if it is out of love it contradicts the actual crime, which is to go against one's spouse as an act of spite. Hester follows her heart and so is therefore innocent of all sins ... -so much power to do and power to sympathize -that many people refused to interpret the scarlet "A" by its original signification. They said that it meant "Able"; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman's strength" (p.145). Finally her views on her actions are...

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