Pearl is one of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book,
the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into
a dynamic symbol - one that is always changing. Pearl was a source of many
different kinds of symbolism. From being a living scarlet letter, to a
valuable thing with high price, then to the moral in this novel. She was
a kind of burden, yet love for Hester.
The most significant symbolic meaning of Pearl in the novel is her association
with the scarlet letter "A". When Hester stood fully revealed before the
crowd, it is her first impulse to clas…
