SCARLET LETTER

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's climactic novel, The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale face numerous problems in their lives. Hester must deal with the constant barrage of insults by the townspeople, due to her wearing of the scarlet letter A. To the Puritan society, Hester should be looked down upon as an adulterer, and she must be scorned for her actions. For this reason, Hester is trapped. This is where Hester's daughter, Pearl, comes to …

…who does nothing but bring about trouble to her mother Hester and her father Dimmesdale. However, when a closer look is taken, Pearl may be viewed as the savior of her parents. She saved them from the townspeople and more importantly, she saved them from themselves. In a novel full of despair and sorrow, Pearl is the only light at the end of the tunnel to shine upon the melancholy characters of Hester and Dimmesdale.