What does the scarlet letter mean to Pearl in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter?

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her mother's whole identity is bound up with the scarlet letter.and the outward symbol of her
adultery are inextricably linked in Pearl's mind, appropriately enough, as Pearl herself is the
living embodiment of Hester's transgression.

Ironically, what to Hester is a
symbol of restriction is a symbol of freedom for her daughter. The lively, free-spirited elfin
child that is Pearl is literally an outlaw, someone unconstrained by any human law or church
doctrine. Banished with her mother beyond the physical and moral boundaries of respectable
society, she enjoys a greater degree of freedom than any of the children in the town. It's no
wonder, then, that Pearl is initially reluctant to accompany her mother andin leaving New
England. Not only does throwing off the scarlet letter change Hester's identity...