... - rather than "adulterer-. The narrator refers to Pearl as the moral blossom of the novel. She is the one that will teach the moral lesson of the story. This is revealed in chapter eight also when Pearl tells Mr. Wilson how she has been plucked from the rose-bush outside the prison door. Pearl is the rose blossom and she is to provide the moral to this story. Pearl strives for everything to be pure ... 's passionate sin, yet she provides the strength for Hester to survive in such a harsh society. Pearl is also a reminder of the moral issues throughout the novel. She yearns for the truth t...

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... her chest. This journey, which includes Mr. Dimmesdale, the man Hester was involved with, Pearl, the daughter of Hester, and Chillingworth, the man who was married to Hester brings the reader into the exploration of the many themes apparent in the novel. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the characters in the story to help develop the themes of identity in society, the nature of evil, and secrecy versus exposure of sin ... someone in their later years; either way both Pearl and Chillingworth help develop the theme of the Nature of evil in The Scarlet Letter. Another theme ...

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... sympathies, and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor for ever do battle with the world, but be a women in it" (234). On the other hand, Pearl was considered to be born evil because she was the product of her mother's sin. Her wild "witch like" behavior ... was caused by her chaotic upbringing, none of which was actually her acting out of the evil in her heart. Pearl showed love and compassion to the ones dear to her. Her father was barely had a presence in her life yet Pearl loved him and shedded tears for ...

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... chest, which stands for adultery. As beautiful as this symbol is, it "was red-hot with infernal fire" (Hawthorne 82). The letter not only symbolizes the humiliation of the public, but also the deep burn that guilt evokes. The children in the village are taught to look at the woman who bears the scarlet letter "as the figure, the body, the reality of sin" (Hawthorne 74). Pearl, a very smart ... and curious, girl is described as elfish and the devil's child because of her mother. ... even makes her own out of seaweed. Pearl plays as a direct symbol of the scarlet letter, which is a way of...

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... in Salem, Massachusetts. In this strictly controlled Puritan town the inhabitants live by harsh laws and fierce prejudices. Hester Prynne, a young wife whose husband is presumed dead, is being publicly humiliated for the sin of adultery. The proof of her sin is her baby girl Pearl. She conceals the identity of Pearl's father to protect him from the harsh judgement of Puritan law. She however is doomed to ... spend the rest of her life marked as an adulterer by wearing a scarlet "A" on her chest. Hester ... ...

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... to transform himself but by the next time we see him at the scaffold he is taken a turn for the worst. Dimmesdale had begun to punish himself; he whips himself, has all night vigils and does not get much sleep. He also clutches his chest a lot in away that reminds Pearl of her mother, Hester's ... and her daughter Pearl up on the scaffold, Pearl asked if the three of them can stand together he tells her no but someday. At the great judgment day," whispered the minister; and, strangely enough, the sense that he was a professional teacher of the truth impelled him to answer the child so. "...

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... to take revenge against him, on the other hand there is the Puritan society that is represented by the townspeople. Chillingworth becomes a very important character in the story after he gets to know who wrongs him. He decides to take revenge on Dimmesdale. Chillingworth had suspected Dimmesdale of being Pearl's father for a long time but he knows it for sure at the end of chapter 10, when he ... finds the minister fallen asleep in his room ... and sees the scratch on the form of the letter A. "The physician advanced directly in front of his patient, laid his hand upon his bossom, and ...

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... originally seen as reprehensible by the town and its citizens, but by the end has turned the scarlet letter into a symbol of hope, pride, and forgiveness. This passage shows Hester as merciful towards the townspeople for the embarrassment and shame that they put her through throughout the beginning of Pearl's life. If Hester had felt any residual hatred towards the townspeople, then returning to the place where such a ... dark part of her life occurred would not have been a viable option for her. She has chosen to accept and face her past ... , and in doing so, obtains a sort of happy en...

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... face would be immense. It is obviously hard enough to take care of a child between two parents so imagine the difficulty Hester had raising Pearl. Pearl would have been better taken care of if she was taken from Hester. Hester might have been better off for her own well being if she did not have a kid to take care of. It is possible that ... face would be immense. It is obviously hard enough to take care of a child between two parents so imagine the difficulty Hester had raising Pearl. Pearl would have been better taken care of if she was taken from Hester. Hester might have been better...

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... forever if treated and stored properly but not all of the manifestations of the scarlet letter will last forever. The scarlet letter is brought to life by Hester's daughter, Pearl, who is also a symbol of Hester's conscience. Even though at some times Pearl can be a hindrance to her mother she is also a blessing. She is a reason for Hester to live revitalizing her sprits whenever she has ... the urge to give up. Pearl is always drawing or crafting the letter "A- in the sand, with seaweed, flowers and brambles. "In ... the afternoon of a certain summer's day, after Pearl grew big enough...

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... forever if treated and stored properly but not all of the manifestations of the scarlet letter will last forever. The scarlet letter is brought to life by Hester's daughter, Pearl, who is also a symbol of Hester's conscience. Even though at some times Pearl can be a hindrance to her mother she is also a blessing. She is a reason for Hester to live revitalizing her sprits whenever she has ... the urge to give up. Pearl is always drawing or crafting the letter "A- in the sand, with seaweed, flowers and brambles. "In ... the afternoon of a certain summer's day, after Pearl grew big enough...

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... strength, but to rip his shirt and reveal to everyone his own scarlet letter on his naked breast. He also says to Pearl, "My little Pearl, dear little Pearl, wilt thou kiss me now." And for the first time in the novel Pearl shows affection for her father and sheds a tear for him. There in the light of day in front of all of his followers Dimmesdale dies peacefully with ... wants her to reveal his name. She does this in the light of day in front of all the townspeople. The second scene occurs at the climax of the plot, in the middle of the night where no one is to be seen. Dimmesdale cli...

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... symbolic characters and places that give the book seemingly two different stories. The first story denotes the story going on in the book, including the characters. The other story has symbols that speak on morals, religious doctrine, and public mindset. Furthermore the novel can be defined as a romantic novel by analyzing the characters Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale for their overall purpose to the story and the symbolism. An important concept of romanticism ... includes a close connection to the earth and natural scenes. A large occurrence of this comes in the first chapter of the boo...

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... , which had such potent and disastrous efficacy that no human sympathy could reach her, save it were sinful like herself. God, as a direct consequence of the sin which man thus punished, had given her a lovely child" (82). Pearl is explicitly identified as a "moral blossom" when, in response to Minister Wilson's inquiry as to who made her, she "announce[s] that she had not ... her tragic experiences a knowledgeable and respected woman who now counsels those whom she once did not dare to pray for. She wears the A "of her own free will, for not the sternest magistrate of that iron period w...

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... not know anyone else. Also, they were slightly afraid of him, because of the devilish look about him, and surely he was shunned after it was discovered what he had been doing to the good Reverend Dimmesdale for all those years.   Secondly, he left his estate to the girl he felt sorry for Pearl.   He felt as if he had taken away her father and her ... chance at a normal, happy life.   Pearl's tears had touched his deep, dark soul on the day her father died.   Chillingworth felt some responsibility ... for Dimmesdale, and though he had been his foe, he felt that he owed it to ... ...

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... it now rejects him, evidenced by the reactions of Pearl in the last chapter, when she runs to the brook to was her head after she Dimmesdale kisses her. The relationship will not work, and seeing the Reverend with this hope pains me. Laced between the lines of Hawthorne, among the paths and the scarlet letter, the town and the brook, lay many of the themes in this book, which, during ... side day in and day out, in the forms of the Scarlet Letter and Pearl. Hester's guilt is never a secret to the members of the town and she still continues living. Her path, the same one traveled by Dimmes...

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... was well liked by many people before the incident with his wife, Hester was described as beautiful and she even felt happier and different after removing her scarlet letter at one point in the novel when she was in the forest with Dimmesdale and her daughter Pearl. As you can see, both victims of ... such crimes are seen differently and were once normal human beings before the news broke out of their "sins." Although Hester a character ... and her "sin" or incident was not intentionally done through evil actions, Hester was just unhappy and society blamed her for what she did and she ...

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... letter". Hester Prynne was oppressed by the people because of the sin she had committed . The "A" that she had to bear on the bosom represents his life as a prison due to the Puritanical sever law. The austere Puritan ways punish Hester through banishment from the community and the church, simultaneously punishing Pearl, her daughter in the process. Hester fought to be released for her punishment so she earned her liberty to ... live a happy and better life. And Minister Dimmensdale showed the people in town that all the people are equal" in order to impress ... ...

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