Curiosity- a child’s obsession and a parent’s nightmare. Curiosity can be caused by many things. In The Scarlet Letter Pearl is curious about nearly everything, but, especially the letter “A” on her mother’s chest. While it is human nature to be curious, Pearl’s curiosity is extremely apparent in recent chapters, it is similar to the curiosity children have today, and it is Hester’s job to control this issue. The following essay will delve into the life of Pearl and her obsession with curiosity. We already know that Pearl demonstrates lots of curiosity towards the scarlet letter and the Black Man but, why? Pearl asks her mother to tell her a story about the Black Man so she can gain more information about him. She has also been very curious
