The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism Of The Scarlet Letter
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If one would like to read a book with a considerable amount of symbolism, The Scarlet Letter provides more than ample examples. The one that is most evident, perplexing, and misunderstood in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Throughout the story Pearl manifests and evolves into ....
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.... doing every moment. A symbolic way to look at it is that she was a walking, talking live sermon preaching out against sin to others.
With that said, Pearl’s personality was also shown very well throughout the movie. Her exuberant disposition caused the townspeople to believe she was a “mysterious little elf”. One could tell at times she was the exact opposite of the Puritanical ways. Pearl’s taunting and malicious character sometimes caused Hester to make unwise remarks such as, ....
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