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This novel tells of the punishment of a woman, Hester Prynne, who
committed adultery and gave birth to Pearl. ... The purpose
of this paper is to analyze the character of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter. ...
Furthermore, Pearl displays much parallelism to the scarlet letter that
Hester must wear. ... Clearly, Pearl becomes the symbol of all the other major
characters tragedies. Chronology The
character of Pearl in the Scarlet Letter lived a very difficult life.
Before the novel begins, Hester Prynne gives birth to Pearl after having
an affair with Arthur Dimmesdale, a Puritan minister. ... The novel opens with the people of Boston staring and
laughing at Hester holding Pearl while standing on the towns scaffold.
At this time, Pearl is three months old. Years later Hester gets released
from jail and lives with Pearl in the outskirts of town. Since Hester
becomes alienated from Boston, Pearl turns into "her mothers only
treasure! ... Hester makes bright red clothes for Pearl that
parallel the scarlet "A." At age three, Pearl endures many laughs and
jokes from other Puritan children but chases them away with stones. ... Later, Hester
receives word that the magistrates want to take Pearl away from her.
Hester takes Pearl to the governors house where the child meets her
father, Arthur Dimmesdale. After Dimmesdale persuades the governors to
allow Hester to keep Pearl, he gives the child a kiss on the forehead. ... When Hester and
Pearl return from Governor Winthrops death bed, they join Dimmesdale
standing on the towns scaffold.
Approximate Word count = 1231
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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