American Lit Scarlet Letter
The main characters in The Scarlet Letter are Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Arthur Dimmesdale. ... Hester is the mother of Pearl and has to wear the scarlet letter in the story. ... The scarlet letter “A” is the symbolism of shame to the heart because Hester revealingly mentions the scarlet letter burning into her heart. When Chillingworth wants to know who the father of Pearl is and Hester will not tell him, he says he dose not need a scarlet letter to mark his cloths because he will see it on his heart. Later in chapter four the scarlet letter symbolizes a crime. This is true because people which have committed a crime have to wear a scarlet letter of some sort to signify there wrong doing to everyone. In Hester’s case she committed adultery so she wears a scarlet letter “A”. ... She bordered the letter with gold thread to make it look better. ... In a sense Pearl is the living version of the scarlet letter which is repeated throughout the story.