“Child, what art thou?” (146). So speaks Hester, the main character of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, to Pearl, one of the most complex characters of the novel. Some believe that Pearl is a mystery because she has a very fickle personality and is emotionally unpredictable. For example, at times, she loves to irrationally torture her mother, but at other times, she cares for her mother and seeks to defend her from Chillingworth, such as when she says, “ Come away, mother! Come away, or…
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