Spawn of Satan Pearl in the Scarlet Letter
The Spawn of Satan By: Amy M. Winter Wise beyond her years and never any older than a mere seven years, Pearl plays a vital part in the novel, The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne does an admirable job of describing the nature of childhood throughout this story, with Pearl as his example. Pearl says and does whatever she feels in the book because she is not constrained by society’s expectations of her. ... Pearl often gets into more trouble than she bargained for; however, these situations effectively create tension in the novel. Pearl teaches readers more than they ever would’ve learned from other characters, had the story been absent of her presence. Although, thought to be of the demon origin, Pearl contains beauty much like that of her mother. After Pearl’s birth, Hester became in awe of her beauty. ... Pearl’s beauty was unbreakable, no matter what her image was; she was always seen as a gorgeous baby girl. ... Despite her circumstances, everyone acknowledged Pearl’s simply and undeniably beautiful. Pearl’s isolation throughout the novel is due to her mother’s sinful nature. The townspeople refuse to accept Hester, in turn, isolating Pearl. This makes relatioionships with people hard, because Pearl doesn’t know who to accept of those around her, because since she, herself has never received acceptance.As a child, Pearl has difficulty establishing relationships with anyone and has few friends.