Part 1 of Essay
In the novel, The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, character is created through a variety of techniques. Hawthorne create characterizes Pearl, Hester Prynne’s daughter, through the use of narration and description to show how Pearl acts in the society in which she lives in. Hawthorne also uses Pearl’s name a ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... which shows that she immediately has a label of an outcast or something other than human. Hawthorne’s use of the word “creature” implies that Pearl stands out in her society and shows the obviousness of her label as an outcast. He then calls Pearl a “lovely and immortal flower” which shows her physical beauty, which is ironic because he has already labeled her a “creature”. Hawthorne uses description and symbolism to show how Hester Prynne feels about her daughter. “But she named the infant “Pearl”, as bei ....