Often, children remind their parents of mistakes they have previously made. However, if adults gain enough courage and learn to resist their wrongdoings, their children will help them see and achieve their greatest greatness. Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the life of Pearl, a young girl, in his novel The Scarlet Letter. Initially, Hester Prynne, Pearl's mother, married Roger Chillingworth; however, she soon meets the Puritan Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Pearl gets the results 9 months later. Puritan society forces Hester to wear a scarlet and gold “A” on her chest in memory of her crime: adultery. In society's eyes, Pearl is a reminder of Hester's sin, making Pearl a living scarlet letter, even though she IS ultimately innocent. Additionally, Pearl leads her mother to confront her sin in order to adopt a reputable lifestyle. Likewise, Pearl guides Dimmesdale toward his inner father figure, his true title. By analyzing Pearl as a symbol of the scarlet setter, Hester and Dimmesdale, a reader sees that although a child may have entered the world because of sin, this does not qualify him as evil and, rather, she provides aid beneficial to the people around him. Simply because Hester, the “criminal,” gave birth to Pearl, society immediately perceives Pearl as an imp. One day after Hester's trial, Hester visits Governor Bellingham to give him a pair of gloves she made for him and to find out whether or not the authorities will take Pearl from him. The Puritan community already recognized Pearl as a child of the devil. They strongly associate Pearl with the scarlet letter, "which she irresistibly and inevitably reminded the viewer of the sign that Hester Prynne was condemned to carry on him... middle of paper...... urges her daughter to kiss and kiss Dimmesdale. In response, Pearl asks her mother, “Will he come back with us, hand in hand, the three of us together, to the city” (136)? Having also committed a sin, Dimmesdale does not allow himself to face the consequences, such as having a family. However, when Pearl asks him if he will hold their hand, publicly, she wants Dimmesdale to face his sin and move on - she wants a real father. At the end of the novel, Dimmesdale delivers a fervent sermon and reveals to the community his own red stigma. As a result, Pearl gives Dimmesdale the kiss she has so far denied him. Dimmesdale moves beyond his sin and its consequences by accepting his title as father because Pearl will not allow him into her life otherwise. Although Dimmesdale dies shortly after his sermon, Pearl helps him accept his sin and gain a place in her and Hester's lives..