Analysis Of Pearl In Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter"
Beginning of paper
One of the most significant writers of the romantic period in American
literature was Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote stories that opposed
the ideas of Transcendentalism. Since he had ancestors of Puritan belief,
Hawthorne wrote many stories about Puritan New England. His most famous
story ....
Middle of paper
.... 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. Pearl's birth
proves that Hester cheated on her husband Roger Chillingworth provoking the
stories action. The novel opens with the people of Boston staring and
laughing a ....
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