She has sown a large scarlet "A" over her breast, using her finest skill to make the badge of shame appear to be a decoration. ... She looks at her daughter and then fingers the scarlet letter which will remain a part of her from now on. ... Hawthorne points out that the first thing Pearl saw in her infancy was the scarlet letter. ... to which Pearl replies that she is Hester's little Pearl. ... Hawthorne comments that, "the child's whole appearance...was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life!" ...

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