Conflict in the Scarlet Letter

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It is almost as if Pearl realizes the letter's significance in their lives and ultimately how it affects her mother. Pearl embodies the conflict of sin versus purity and even changes her behavior as the conflict comes to a close. During the seven years the father's identity was kept a secret and the scarlet letter was a dominating force, Pearl acted and appeared otherworldly being described as "a wild and flighty little elf" by her mother, and considered strange by other adults in the community (Hawthorne 112)...
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During the seven years the father's identity was kept a secret and the scarlet letter was a dominating force, Pearl acted and appeared otherworldly being described as "a wild and flighty little elf" by her mother, and considered strange by other adults in the community (Hawthorne 112)...
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