The Powerful Character of Pearl in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter One of the most significant writers of the romantic period in American literature was Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne wrote stories that opposed the ideas of Transcendentalism. Since he had ancestors of Puritan belief, Hawthorne wrote many stories about Puritan New England. His most famous story is the Scarlet Letter. This novel tells of the punishment of a woman, Hester Prynne, who committed adultery and
Pearl is The Scarlet Letter Pearl is the living embodiment of the scarlet letter because she forces Hester and Dimmesdale to accept their sins. The Puritan society looks at Pearl as a child of the devil, and a black hearted girl because she is the result of sin. Hester and Dimmesdale are both in the same situation in Pearl's eyes. Pearl wants Hester to realize that she is not the worst person in the world before she removes the scarlet letter. Pearl wants Dimmesdale to accept his sin, and be part
The Pearl Setting The setting takes place in a small village in La Paz, just off the coast of the Baja Peninsula. The family is poor and they live in a greedy village. Also the book said, “the uncertain air that magnified some things and blotted out others hung over the whole Gulf so that all sights were unreal and vision could not be trusted; so that sea and land had the sharp clarities and the vagueness of a dream”(2.4) Symbols The pearl The canoe The scorpion Allusions The evil of the gods
being connected to the devil and his dark ways. Hester Prynne, the main character of the story, was shunned by the rest of the Puritan world after committing the sin of adultery. She lived in a world where it was not accepted. She was isolated from the world around her, having little hope. Throughout the novel, symbols such as the character of the kind woman, the wild rose bush outside of the prison doors and the character of Pearl, Hester Prynne's illegitimate child, are used to show that even in a
Relation between Pearl and Nature in The Scarlet Letter In Nathaniel Hawthorne's work, The Scarlet Letter, nature plays a very symbolic role. Throughout the book, nature is incorporated into the story line. One example of this is with the character of Pearl. Pearl is very different than all the other characters due to her special relationship with Nature. Hawthorne personifies Nature as sympathetic towards sins against the puritan way of life. Hester's sin causes Nature to accept Pearl. First it
Kino, a character from the story "The Pearl," is a prime example of a developing character. From the start through to the end, he develops drastically. At the beginning, he was thought out to be a good loyal husband but as time went on he became a selfish, greedy person who would do anything for money.When the story began Kino seemed to be a good husband who wanted nothing more than to be able to support his family. After a scorpion had stung Coyotito, Kino prayed that he would find a pearl not to
Pearl:Comprehending Kino’s Character Flaws Everyone has flaws-from being too afraid to not caring at all. The Pearl focuses on a poor Indian family which consists of three members: Kino, a husband, father, and fisherman, Juana, his wife and loving mother; and Coyotito their infant son. This indigent family lives in a small brush hut along the Gulf of Mexico by the town of La Paz. One day Coyotito, is bitten by a scorpion; a scorpion sting can be deadly to a baby.With luck on their side, Kino finds a pearl the size
The novel The Pearl is set in the coast of Mexico in an unspecified time, although likely in pre-modern times. Kino, a pearl diver, and Juana, a housewife, have a son named Coyotito. They live in a village of brush houses with people of the same social status. The upper class live further into the town. Although impoverished, Kino’s family lived simple yet happy lives. The peace in their life is disturbed when Coyotito is stung by a scorpion. Kino hesitates, for the doctor’s race had treated his
in the future. Firstly, fate is determined already, no matter the journey. Once Kino finds the Pearl of the World, he tries to change his family’s fate with the pearl’s profit. However, he fails to do so in a positive way and only brings evil to his family rather than fortune. In the The Pearl it declares, “Kino’s face
The character Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is the most ambiguous character in the novel. Pearl plays an important role as the daughter of Hester Prynne, who commits the sin of adultery. During this time of Puritan law, Hester was punished by having to wear the scarlet letter “A” on her chest to remind the world of her sin which was committing adultery. Even the Bible states that sin is wrong, “For the wages of sin is death:” (The Bible). Pearl was born and considered an outcast
A Character Analysis of Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Word Count Includes Outline at the End of the Paper The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the novel Pearl develops into a dynamic symbol; one that is always changing. In the following essay, I will explore Hawthorne's symbolism of
Pearl: Through the Lens of Ecocriticism In the setting of this novel the characters and townspeople follow a strict Puritan way of life. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter, Pearl was born of the worst kind of sin, adultery, yet her name means purity and innocence, this shows how Hawthorne intertwined nature in the character Pearl. The Puritan beliefs of the townspeople lead them to believe Pearl is somewhat demonic because of how she acts, and by how she was brought upon the world
Pearl is the unifying character in Scarlet Letter especially among Hester, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. As one of the most complex characters, Pearl is related to Hester and Dimmesdale because she is the personification of their sin and to Chillingworth because she represents what he wants vengeance for. Hester, Pearl’s mother, is who Pearl looks up to and wants to be like. To Dimmesdale, Pearl has an even greater significance than she may be able to understand. Dimmesdale’s guilt for committing
the novel "The Pearl" written by John Steinbeck, the main character Kino has his life turned completely upside down when finding the Pearl of the World. Before finding the Pearl he lives an extremely poor life, but continues fighting for Juana, his wife, and Coyotito his baby boy. Although he lacks material things he has the love of his family and his morals in order to live a content life. But their extreme poverty causes their chance at happiness to diminish. When finding the pearl, Kino is greatly
One of the most complex and elaborate characters in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a dynamic individual, as well as an extremely important symbol. Pearl is involved in a complex history, and as a result is viewed as different and is shunned because of her mother’s sin. Pearl is a living Scarlet A to Hester, as well as the reader, acting as a constant reminder of Hester’s sin. This connection
Scarlet Letter he discusses Pearl, a main character, and her contribution in making the novel a romantic one. Hawthorne uses three types of romantic topics relating to Pearl. Stereotypical characters, supernaturalness of characters, and the imaginary aspect of characters are all qualities of romantic language Hawthorne uses to better develop Pearl's character. Over the course of the novel Hawthorne uses all of the aspects of romantic language to unfold the life of Pearl and how she acts having
The pearl is a book full of meaning, but is also a very contradicting book. The book contains characters that change overtime. They show changes from good to evil or to normal to good. Steinbeck is trying to show the world is full of different people that can be driven to evil or can drive others to good. In the pearl Steinbeck expressess this by giving his character changing personalities according to the pearls temptation. The pearl projects what Kino fears, wants, and loves. As the characters express
ways. In The Scarlet Letter, the Puritan society shuns a character named Pearl, yet the author, who lived in the Romantic period, views her with awe and reverence. Nathaniel Hawthorne's use of nature imagery in The Scarlet Letter reflects Pearl's wild, capricious character that serves as a constant reminder of Hester's sin and whose romantically idealistic beauty frightens the Puritan society. In Hawthorne's descriptions of Pearl as an infant and toddler, nature imagery emphasizes Pearl's
guilt, Pearl is an unique character developed by the elements from the story. Of the article by Dan Quin, “Pearl in Hawthorne’s Romance The Scarlet Letter”, Quin has analyzed the different representations of Pearl. Pearl is symbolized as the ‘real form’ of the scarlet letter, the link between her parents, and the moral guardian of their decisions. Brought together by the same immoral act, Hester and Dimmesdale are connected by their act of adultery and their child Pearl. Quin interprets Pearl not simply
Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, there are two strong female Characters Pearl and her mother, Hester. Pearl and Hester are being punished for the crime/sin that Hester committed, she committed the sin of adultery with the reverend after her husband was perceived to be dead. Hester's punishment for the crime was to wear a scarlet A on her bosom for the rest of her life or until she revealed who she had committed adultery with. Pearls punishment is living with the fact that she is the product of sin