Pearl as a symbol

In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, Pearl is a symbol of sin and adultery. She leads Dimmesdale and Hester to their confession and to the acceptance of their sins. She is the living symbol of the scarlet letter “A” and has traits that make her seem demon like.
In the beginning, Pearl is the symbol of Hester’s public humiliation and punishment for her sins. As the novel goes on and Pearl grows older, she symbolizes the deterioration of Hester’s mental state by constantly asking her about the scarlet letter “A.” Pearl tries hard to make her mother accept her sins. She does not want her mother to run away from her sins but to face them. When Hester runs away from her sins, it makes Pearl really stubborn, and her stubbornness causes her mother great pain. Pea...