Pearl's Contribution to the Scarlet Letter

Pearl's Contribution to the Scarlet Letter         In Hawthorne's epic novel, The Scarlet Letter he discusses Pearl, a main character, and her contribution in making the novel a romantic one. Hawthorne uses three types of romantic topics relating to Pearl. Stereotypical characters, supernaturalness of characters, and the imaginary aspect of characters are all qualities of romantic language Hawthorne uses to better develop Pearl's character. Over the course of the novel Hawthorne uses all of the aspects …showed first 75 words of 849 total…

…showed last 75 words of 849 total…of her romantic qualities. He wanted her to be different from all the other children, but still have the qualities of a normal child. I think Hawthorne wanted her to be a bridge of emotions for Hester, for when Hester thought that life could no longer go on, Pearl would step in and cheer her up. Hawthorne's well developed characters, especially Pearl, made the novel one that was interesting to read as well as discuss.