The Character of pearl was used to Symbolize many things in The Scarlet Letter. One of the main things she was used to symbolize was the joy and sorrow of Hester. Her sins where embodied in the actions of Pearl, Her joy in Pearls and Her sadness in the sadness of pearl. I will speak quickly to each of these three things. The sins of Hester showed through Pearl in more then one way. The …showed first 75 words of 453 total…

…showed last 75 words of 453 total…Hester was sad Pearl always know about it like if she was also sad. Pearl entire life in Boston was saddened exactly like that of her Mothers. Wrapping things up, it is clear that Pearl was used as a way to express the great sadness felt by Hester. She was also used to show all of Hester's sins and faults. Among other things she was used to symbolize the darkness and lights in Hester's Life.