Throughout The Scarlet Letter, Pearl isn’t meant to be a realistic character but a complicated symbol that portrays an act of love and passion. Hester and Dimmesdale loved each other very much and through their love they produced a pearl. A pearl is a very beautiful and rare object that can be made from something dirty and unwanted, but that can flourish into something beautiful and their Pearl is exactly that. Hester will forever love and cherish her Pearl, “But she named the infant “Pearl,” as being of great price, - purchased with all she had, - her mother’s only treasure” ( Hawthorne 82). She is a very complex individual that has many characteristics that represent multiple things. Pearl is a constant reminder of the sin of adultery. She
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The first object that Pearl seems aware of and focuses on multiple times in many scenes is the letter A. The Scarlet Letter has a deep meaning to it and Pearl is the living scarlet letter, “the scarlet letter endowed with life” (Hawthorne 93). Hester had an order from Governor Bellingham for some special gloves that were to be fringed and embroidered. Due to the governor placing this order she had an excuse to speak to Governor Bellingham about hearing that they were going to take Pearl away from her. Hester decided to dress Pearl just like the scarlet letter, because she wanted to dress Pearl like the object that she represented, “arraying her in a crimson velvet tunic, of peculiar cut, abundantly embroidered with fantasies and flourishes of gold-thread” (Hawthorne 93) . Her clothing contributes to her symbolic purpose. This makes a tie between Pearl, the scarlet letter, and Hester 's sin. Pearl is the scarlet letter in flesh.
Due to the fact that Pearl symbolizes and acts accordingly to the scarlet letter she is the reminder of Hester 's sin. Pearls first and main function is being a keepsake of Hester 's adulterous behaviour. From the beginning of Pearl 's life, she has always reached for the letter A. She keeps Hester aware that there is no escape from her wrongdoing. Hester views her child as “the living hieroglyphic” (Hawthorne 189) of her
The first object that Pearl seems aware of and focuses on multiple times in many scenes is the letter A. The Scarlet Letter has a deep meaning to it and Pearl is the living scarlet letter, “the scarlet letter endowed with life” (Hawthorne 93). Hester had an order from Governor Bellingham for some special gloves that were to be fringed and embroidered. Due to the governor placing this order she had an excuse to speak to Governor Bellingham about hearing that they were going to take Pearl away from her. Hester decided to dress Pearl just like the scarlet letter, because she wanted to dress Pearl like the object that she represented, “arraying her in a crimson velvet tunic, of peculiar cut, abundantly embroidered with fantasies and flourishes of gold-thread” (Hawthorne 93) . Her clothing contributes to her symbolic purpose. This makes a tie between Pearl, the scarlet letter, and Hester 's sin. Pearl is the scarlet letter in flesh.
Due to the fact that Pearl symbolizes and acts accordingly to the scarlet letter she is the reminder of Hester 's sin. Pearls first and main function is being a keepsake of Hester 's adulterous behaviour. From the beginning of Pearl 's life, she has always reached for the letter A. She keeps Hester aware that there is no escape from her wrongdoing. Hester views her child as “the living hieroglyphic” (Hawthorne 189) of her