Scarlet Letter Symbolism.

The Scarlet Letter is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex symbols in the book is Pearl, the daughter of Hester Prynne. Pearl, throughout the story, develops into a symbol and one that is always changing. In the following essay, I will explore the symbolism Pearl came to represent throughout the book. In The Scarlet Letter, Hester, for her sins, received a scarlet letter, "A" which she had to wear upon her …

…upon her chest. Without that burden, Hester would have led a much better life then the one she had throughout the book. In closing, Pearl was a source of many different kinds of symbolism. From being a rose, to representing the scarlet letter "A", she was a kind of burden, yet love for Hester. And as a final note, Pearl was more then her mother's only treasure, she was her mother's only source of survival.