The Scarlet Letter
Pearl is the daughter of Hester Prynne, who is the town’s sinner and outsider. Hester and Pearl live in a Puritan colony filled with inquisitive people who isolate them out. Pearl is a complex character who has a plethora of personalities and she can sometimes be seen as the spawn of satan. For the duration of the novel Pearl develops into a dynamic individual. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Pearl is misunderstood and can be described as curious, honest, and mischievous. Throughout the novel we could tell that Pearl has a very curious personality. Pearl asks, “But in good earnest now, Mother dear, what does this scarlet letter mean? -- and why dost thou wear it on thy bosom? -- and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?” (175). Pearl is truly intelligent for her age and very observant when it comes to people. Pearl is constantly asking Hester questions because it is her …show more content…
A quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Pearl was a born outcast of the infantile world. An imp of evil, emblem and product of sin, she had no right among christened infants” (87). Pearl is the result and symbol of, her parents, Hester and Dimmesdale's sin. In their puritan society, the scaffold was used for the punishment for sinners and coincidentally Pearl was in every scaffold scene. Pearl was the reflection of the scarlet letter, which was a continuous reminder of the sin that Hester and Dimmesdale made. Hester sees Pearl as sometimes acting like the devil, and so does the whole town. The town calls Pearl the spawn of satan because she has a very bad temper. This might be due to Pearl being made from sin or from Hester being very lenient with punishing Pearl. Pearl can be hard to understand sometimes because she has so many different personalities. Pearl’s personality differs throughout the novel from being demon-like, to being Hester’s perfect little
Pearl is the daughter of Hester Prynne, who is the town’s sinner and outsider. Hester and Pearl live in a Puritan colony filled with inquisitive people who isolate them out. Pearl is a complex character who has a plethora of personalities and she can sometimes be seen as the spawn of satan. For the duration of the novel Pearl develops into a dynamic individual. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Pearl is misunderstood and can be described as curious, honest, and mischievous. Throughout the novel we could tell that Pearl has a very curious personality. Pearl asks, “But in good earnest now, Mother dear, what does this scarlet letter mean? -- and why dost thou wear it on thy bosom? -- and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?” (175). Pearl is truly intelligent for her age and very observant when it comes to people. Pearl is constantly asking Hester questions because it is her …show more content…
A quote from Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Pearl was a born outcast of the infantile world. An imp of evil, emblem and product of sin, she had no right among christened infants” (87). Pearl is the result and symbol of, her parents, Hester and Dimmesdale's sin. In their puritan society, the scaffold was used for the punishment for sinners and coincidentally Pearl was in every scaffold scene. Pearl was the reflection of the scarlet letter, which was a continuous reminder of the sin that Hester and Dimmesdale made. Hester sees Pearl as sometimes acting like the devil, and so does the whole town. The town calls Pearl the spawn of satan because she has a very bad temper. This might be due to Pearl being made from sin or from Hester being very lenient with punishing Pearl. Pearl can be hard to understand sometimes because she has so many different personalities. Pearl’s personality differs throughout the novel from being demon-like, to being Hester’s perfect little