Pearl And Syrian Refugee Children In The Scarlett Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne

Throughout most of society today the concept of innocence is either greatly present or just lost and there is no in between. But the idea of innocence and children holding is dependent on the social status of the child and that family, since the more exposed the child is to the world and technology the quicker they will lose innocence. As opposed to a child living in a society such as a Puritan society where things were not as developed and opportunities for children were limited. Hawthorne illustrates the timeless theme of innocence through the development of Pearl’s in The Scarlet Letter, and thus allows the reader to draw parallels between Syrian refugee children as they battle to keep hold of their innocence.

Pearl in The Scarlet Letter

First off, Pearl was left out by the Puritan children of her age because of the mistake her mother, Hester, had made and so even the way Pearl was viewed by society was poor. Just like Pearl, these Syrian refugee children face these dilemmas since when they are in Refugee camps they are often denied the typical joys of childhood a national geographic news article explains and even if they ever do get an opportunity to go to school or such they are often mistreated and made fun of by their peers because of their current social status. To go along with this, Pearl and Syrian refugee kids have had to make compromises even with such innocence. Pearl had to give up playing and doing all the things other children of her age did because of her status. While, Syrian refugee children also have to give something up in order to help out. For example, a magazine article talks about how a boy at the age of 11 had to give up going to school and playing his favorite sport football to support his family by selling fruits and vegetables. Although, Pearl and what this kid gave up are completely different they were both sacrifices they had to make and the reason being their family. On the other hand, there are significant differences between Syrian refugee children and Pearl’s