The Scarlet Letter

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   gbeatty Teacher
   College - Freshman

   A case could be made for more than one character, but the purest is Pearl. She didn't choose the situation into which she was born. Instead, she was outcast for someone else's actions (or rather, several other people's actions), and grew up more like a natural creature than a socialized one. She's not without violent tendencies, but even these seem like natural desires, rather than sin or corruption.

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   Posted by gbeatty on Monday October 15, 2007 at 6:43 PM
   
   

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   micheledg Teacher
   High School - 12th Grade

   Pearl is the innocent one in this story. She is the only one who does not commit a sin. Ironically, she is ostracized by her God-fearing community because she is the product of sin; her youth and virtue are not taken into consideration whatsoever.

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   Posted by micheledg on Tuesday October 16, 2007 at 8:52 PM
   
   

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