Symbolism In The Scarlet Letter

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physical reminder to Hester of what she had done wrong, and she could not escape it “ ‘Thou art not my child! Thou art no Pearl on mine!’ ” (pg.99) at times Hester would get frustrated. In this aspect, Pearl symbolized God’s way of punishing Hester for adultery.
The way Hester’s life was ruined for so long was the ultimate price that Hester paid or Pearl. With Pearl, Hester’s life was one almost never filled with joy, but instead a constant nagging. Pearl would harass her mother over the scarlet "A" which she wore ‘Mother dear, what does this scarlet letter mean, and why dost thou wear it on they bosom and why does the minister keep his hand over his heart?’ ” Pearl would also take her own "A" to wear, and sometimes she played games with her mother’s, trying to hit it with rocks. ‘I wonder if Mother will ask me what it means?’ (pg. 171) Little Pearl is opposite of what people think, she’s a playful little girl. When Hester would go into the town with Pearl, the other ...

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