Pearl
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Pearl is the enigmatic and spirited daughter of Hester Prynne in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel *The Scarlet Letter*, symbolizing both sin and redemption.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character → |
| appearsIn |
The Scarlet Letter
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| associatedWith |
Boston
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Puritan society → scarlet letter A → |
| creator |
Nathaniel Hawthorne
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| describedAs |
elf-like
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enigmatic → spirited → wild → |
| familyName |
Prynne
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| father |
Arthur Dimmesdale
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| firstAppearance |
The Scarlet Letter
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| gender |
female
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| laterLife |
inherits Chillingworth’s estate (in the novel’s conclusion)
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is implied to marry and live prosperously abroad → |
| literaryRole |
Hester Prynne’s daughter
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catalyst for Hester’s moral and spiritual development → embodiment of Hester and Dimmesdale’s secret → |
| moralFunction |
forces confrontation with hidden guilt
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tests the integrity of the adults around her → |
| mother |
Hester Prynne
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| nationality |
Puritan New England colonist (fictional)
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| symbolizes |
conscience
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natural law → passion → redemption → sin → the living embodiment of the scarlet letter → |
| timePeriod |
17th-century New England (fictional setting)
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| workAuthorNationality |
American
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| workGenre |
romantic novel
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| workPublicationYear |
1850
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