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 …

…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.