The Scarlet Letter: Description, Narration, and Symbolism In the novel, The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, character is created through a variety of techniques. Hawthorne create characterizes Pearl, Hester Prynne’s daughter, through the use of narration and description to show how Pearl acts in the society in which she lives in. Hawthorne also uses Pearl’s name as a symbol of her character. Hawthorne creates Pearl’s and Hester’s character through description, narration and symbolism to show the strictness of Puritan society in order to pursued the reader to have negative views of the society. Hawthorne use