《红字》纳撒尼尔·霍桑的代表作。霍桑被认为是美国最杰出的探讨关于道德传统方面的小说家。《红字》这篇小说给霍桑带来了巨大的成功，并且奠定他在美国文学史上举足轻重的地位。在所有的人物中，珠儿是最神秘最有个性的一个形象。通过分析纳撒尼尔·霍桑的著作《红字》，主要探讨了珠儿是本小说的重要人物，而不是一个可有可无的配角。对于珠儿这个角色，一直以来有两种声音，一种认为她不是小说中的主人公；另一种意见则认为她只是个次要的附属形象。只有少数评论家认为，珠儿是小说主人公之一。作者与这些少数评论家观点相同。该文通过对小珠儿的性格特征以及她与其他三位主人公之间的复杂关系的仔细分析，珠儿对小说的结构安排情节发展和其他任务的性格展示等方面起到了非常重要的作用。最后论证了珠儿是《红字》的主人公，她是小说中重要的不可或缺的人物。“,”“The Scarlet Letter”was Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterpiece. Nathaniel Hawthorne has been considered to be first great American writer of fiction to work in the moralistic tradition. This work distinguished him and brought him a momentous position in the history of American literature. Among all of characters, Pearl was the most mysterious and had something original in her features. This paper aims to prove that Pearl is an important character in The Scarlet Letter through the analysis of Pearl who is the most attractive character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter. As for Pearl, there are two major kinds of viewpoints. Some critics think Pearl is not the main character in this novel, while others believe Pearl is a subordinate image. Few scholars think Pearl is also a major character and she serves as an indispensable character in this story. Through the thorough analysis of Pearl’s personalities and her relationship between three other main characters, all the detailed evidences prove that Pearl is indispensable in terms of structure and plot. Meanwhile, she links other characters systematically.