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Essay Archive - The Scarlet Letter: Pearl - The Living Symbol
The Scarlet Letter: Pearl - The Living Symbol
Pearl. A child born of sin. Conceived by lust. Created by
As the result of her parents fall from grace, she represents the
sinfulness of their act, and is a continual tool for the recollection of
their dubious deed. Sent, was she, from the Almighty God as a gift, and a
burden of the heart.
"'God gave me the child?' cried she. 'He gave her in requital of
all things else, which ye had taken from me. She is my happiness!- she is
my torture, none the less! See ye not, she is the scarl....
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