# Pearl — The Scarlet Letter character guide

> Pearl in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** little Pearl, poor little Pearl, Little Pearl, dear little Pearl, Silly Pearl, Child, the Elf-Child

**First appearance:** 0004-ii-the-marketplace

## Who they are

Hester's wild, elf-like daughter, a living symbol of the scarlet letter.

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