Pearl in THE SCARLET LETTER

The Character of pearl was used to Symbolize many things in The Scarlet Letter. One of the main things she was used to symbolize was the joy and sorrow of Hester. Her sins where embodied in the actions of Pearl, Her joy in Pearls and Her sadness in the sadness of pearl. I will speak quickly to each of these three things.
The sins of Hester showed through Pearl in more then one way. The way Pearl acted which was often described, as Impish and Demonic was a direct embodiment of the sins of her mother. Pearl was a strong women who was quick to stand on what she believed, which was a characte…