The Scarlet Letter

Do Pearl's potentially demonic origins detract her believability as a character?

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I don't think so. The reader is well aware that the only darkness lies in the gross hypocrisy of these Puritans and, of course, Chillingworth. Hawthorne always describes Pearl with a joyous light amid a very grey social setting.