Pearl, a Constant Reminder One of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl, throughout the story, has many physical, emotional, and psychological characteristics. Her motivation, reactions to others and their reactions to her, and actions contribute to the plot of the novel. Hawthorne uses vivid descriptions to characterize Pearl. Physically, Pearl has a “beauty that became every day more brilliant.”(81) Pearl …showed first 75 words of 488 total…

…showed last 75 words of 488 total…Pearl’s banishment from Puritan society she was thrown to another way of life and her wilderness and peculiarity is a direct product of her banishment. Pearl is an important character, as she is a constant reminder to Hester, as well as to the reader, of the constant sin of Hester. The one character that seems to play the most uninvolved role in the story, is one of the most intense individuals throughout. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**