CHARACTER ANALYSIS OF THE SCARLET LETTER'S PEARL

Character Analysis of Pearl <Tab/>One of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlett Letter is Pearl, the offspring of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the story, Pearl becomes a dynamic individual and an important symbol; she is constantly changing. Pearl's involvement in the complex history of her parents forced her to be viewed as different and is shunned because of her mother's sin. Pearl is a living …showed first 75 words of 745 total…

…showed last 75 words of 745 total…daughter and Hester, and then he dies. Pearl then kisses her father signifying the end of her father's anguish, and the end of a great novel. Works Cited Baym, Nina. The Scarlett Letter. New York City: Penguin Books USA, Inc. 1986. <Tab/>Clendenning, John. Nathaniel Hawthorne. The World Book Encyclopedia. 1989 ed.<Tab/> <Tab/>Hawthorne, Nathaniel. The Scarlett Letter. New York: Penguin Books USA Inc., 1986.