<Tab/>The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne describes how so many people can be affected in such a huge magnitude by curse, in the form of a scarlet letter. Although it is Hester and Dimmesdale that have brought their punishment upon themselves, it is Pearl, their daughter, whom must be the puppet of the letter. All her actions, from her playing to thinking, are controlled by its never ending needs. The …showed first 75 words of 1189 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1189 total…done its work. At the end of the story, Pearl has grown older, and has completely skipped her childhood, doing the work of the letter instead. Though Pearl can never turn back time and have a normal childhood, Pearl would not be who she is, and the scarlet letter would still curse its owner, instead of it being a virtue. <Tab/> <Tab/> <Tab/>