The Scarlet Letter introduces perplexing characters who continuously keep the reader guessing, usually about their next move. These characters include Pearl, Hester’s daughter, Mistress Hibbins and Hester Prynne. During the book, these main characters bring their own recurring sequence to the novel. The characters and their actions creates a symbolic link to the main plot of the novel.
Pearl is the second main character to our story. She is the “mistake” that Hester must have for the remainder of her life and also the love that Hester will always feel. Pearl is a very rowdy and independent person. Throughout the story she continuously wonders from her mother’s side as she finds her own path and adventure to follow. This happens many times in many different chapters. This occurs in Chapter 7, in Hester and Pearl’s visit to the Governor’s hall. Hawthorne writes; “Pearl, accordingly, ran to the bow-window, at the farther end of the hall... with some rude and immature attempt at shrubbery.” Pearl also sees herself independent enough to stay away from her …show more content…
It is during the Sermon for Reverend Dimmesdale. She speaks to Hester and says; ““Dost thou think I have been to the forest so many times, and have yet no skill to judge who else has been there?” to make Hester aware that she knows about Dimmesdale’s scarlet letter as well and she knows of all those who enters the forest. Both of their interactions are neither welcoming nor hostile but both were honest. Hibbins is an antagonist to the village but maybe not to the reader as both of her communications with Hester were completely honest as they both do not hide who they are from the world. The first time they met it was merely to persuade Hester to join her witchcraft but the future interactions were to prove to Hester that she was not the only one who knew such secrets. Hibbins reappears in other chapters as well, mainly to discuss the Black
Pearl is the second main character to our story. She is the “mistake” that Hester must have for the remainder of her life and also the love that Hester will always feel. Pearl is a very rowdy and independent person. Throughout the story she continuously wonders from her mother’s side as she finds her own path and adventure to follow. This happens many times in many different chapters. This occurs in Chapter 7, in Hester and Pearl’s visit to the Governor’s hall. Hawthorne writes; “Pearl, accordingly, ran to the bow-window, at the farther end of the hall... with some rude and immature attempt at shrubbery.” Pearl also sees herself independent enough to stay away from her …show more content…
It is during the Sermon for Reverend Dimmesdale. She speaks to Hester and says; ““Dost thou think I have been to the forest so many times, and have yet no skill to judge who else has been there?” to make Hester aware that she knows about Dimmesdale’s scarlet letter as well and she knows of all those who enters the forest. Both of their interactions are neither welcoming nor hostile but both were honest. Hibbins is an antagonist to the village but maybe not to the reader as both of her communications with Hester were completely honest as they both do not hide who they are from the world. The first time they met it was merely to persuade Hester to join her witchcraft but the future interactions were to prove to Hester that she was not the only one who knew such secrets. Hibbins reappears in other chapters as well, mainly to discuss the Black