A Character Analysis Of The Many Facets Of Pearl In The Scarlett Lette

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In one specific incident when Pearl was a baby she reached up smiling to touch the scarlet letter on Hester's dress as she stooped over her cradle. This gesture by the baby mortified Hester because of Pearl's innocent recognition of the underlying meaning of the letter on her chest...
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It seemed as if Pearl unknowingly antagonized her mother by constantly reminding her of the "fatal token" (Hawthorne 67). "From that epoch, except when the child was asleep, Hester had never felt a moment's safety; not a moment's calm enjoyment of her" (Hawthorne 67)...
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