... in The Scarlet Letter. Pearl is the living proof of the adultery between Hester and Dimmesdale making her the living scarlet letter. Pearl also symbolizes punishment for Hester. First of all the name Pearl means of great price the way Hester's life was ruined was the ultimate price that Hester paid for Pearl. With Pearl, Hester's life was ruined with constant nagging about odd questions about the scarlet letter. Pearl would also harass her mother over the scarlet "A" which ... she wore, and would make her own "A" to wear, sometimes she played games with her mother's, trying to hit it wi...

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In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter", life is centered around a rigid, pure society in which one is unable to show his or her deepest thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how they truly feel, or the emotion is bottled up until it explodes. Unfortunately, Puritan society did not permit this expression, so characters had to use different ways to relieve themselves ... without tripping over one commandment or another. Come to me, and be free." Hester takes advantage of this, when Dimmesdale appears. She talks to him about subjects which would never be...

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• Grade Level: High School