At first, the scarlet letter placed on Hester's dress was meant to show shame or dishonor. But now it represents the result of Hester and Dimmesdale's sin. The judgment caused by the Scarlet Letter translates into how she looks at society and how society looks at Hester. Pearl is not just any character, she is an intriguing symbol. A symbol is something that stands for or represents something else. In the novel The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester gives her daughter the name Pearl because it is worth a lot to her, a great price, as she hopes that good will come from her committed adultery. For Hester she is all that matters in her life; to everyone else she is the unsolved mystery that keeps Hester's criminal alive. Pearl becomes the answer to the question Hawthorne asks through Hester. Peal bridges the gap between society and nature. The scarlet letter reminds of a part of her mother in Pearl's eyes. Pearl has never seen it without it, so to her it seems like a piece is missing if Hester tries to take it off. When Hester tries to take it off, Pearl becomes very angry. Pearl is the living embodiment of the Scarlet Letter. If the "A" is not attached to Hester, Pearl feels separated from her mother. Hester always carefully dresses Pearl to resemble the letter showing her acceptance. Pearl is always there to remind her mother of the crime she somehow regrets. The Scarlet Letter is on Hester's chest to keep her and Pearl together. "One day, as her mother bent over the cradle, the little girl's eyes were caught by the glitter of the gold embroidery around the letter; and, raising her little hand, she grasped it, smiling, no doubt, but with a December smile. .....middle of the paper......l Hawthorne comes to an end Throughout the entire novel the reader goes on a journey with Pearl to see what she caused and what she has become in the end the story successfully used a symbol significantly to aid the understanding of the novel. In this case, he used characters to assist the readers. He uses a character, as in Pearl in particular, to be the consequence of everything that has happened grave, near an old and sunken one that cemetery next to which the King's Chapel has since been built. It was near that old and sunken grave, but with a space in between, as if the dust of the two sleepers had no right to mix. Yet a gravestone served for both."Works Citedhttp://www.sparknotes.com/lit/scarlet/section7.rhtmlhttp://www.sparknotes.com/lit/scarlet/study.htmlwendylscott.wikispaces.com/file/ view /Pearl+e+Dimmesdale.do