Pearl is the living embodiment of the scarlet letter because she forces Hester and Dimmesdale to accept their sins. The Puritan society looks at Pearl as a child of the devil, and a black hearted girl because she is the result of sin. Hester and Dimmesdale are both in the same situation in Pearl's eyes. Pearl wants Hester to realize that she is not the worst person in the world before she removes the scarlet letter. Pearl wants Dimmesdale to accept his sin, and be part of their life publicly. Pearl is all that Hester has in her life. She...
letter because she tries to make her Parents accept their sins, and move on with life. Hester tries to relieve herself of the burden that the scarlet carries, but she tried to do for false and wrong reasons. Dimmesdale does accept his sin, and announces it to the entire town, and that is exactly what Pearl wanted. This was easier for Dimmesdale than Hester to do because he died shortly after, without receiving any public punishment. Dimmesdale's scarlet letter is Pearl; she will not accept him as her father until he accepts his sins. Pearl is the scarlet letter.