Sin And Evil In Scarlet Letter

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Nathaniel Hawthorne takes a first of its kind approach with “The Scarlet Letter”. The story conveys the harsh truths about sin and evil. Hawthorne uses a specific character in order to emanate this theme, Pearl. Pearl is viewed as an innocent young girl who seems to always question the corrupt adults and their many sins. This employs her as a metaphor to the fraudulent world we live in and how amoral the adult population has become. The Scarlet “A” on Pearl’s mother’s chest is a constant reminder of her wrong doing of adultery; while Pearl is a living symbol of this letter. Pearl is one of the only young characters in the novel. At age 7, she shows great maturity.
“‘Mother,’ said little Pearl, ‘the sunshine does not love you. It runs away