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This is an ironic allusion  because Hester, who is a sinner represents the merchant who sold everything he had to buy the Pearl of great value. This is an ironic allusion because it shows how Pearl, is being compared to salvation and redemption. The Pearl in the Bible verse represents salvation, and it shows how we should value salvation over anything else. So the Scarlet Letter manages to show the importance of Pearl in that way

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Pearl's price brings negative things -- is it really worth it? It is irony because we give up impurities to go for God, whereas Hester gave her life to bring suffering

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For Pearl in the story, which supposed to be unworthy, is being equate with the pearl referred in Bible, which is precious like the Kingdom of God

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Pearl is as valuable as a real pearl because Hester have sacrificed many things to have her.

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the pearl's supposed to be the kingdom of God but instead it's the daughter which is the product if her sexual immorality.

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Pearl came with a great price because Hester went through a lot of trouble just to have Pearl. She went through shame and sinfulness. Just like the actual Pearl, it is hard to find one.

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The man in the Bible sold everything to buy the pearl but not his virtue; the most valuable pearl in his life. On the other hand, hester sold her most valuable characteristics to have a product of sin. Both character sold everything but what they obtain was totally opposite.

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Pearl comes with a gret price because Hester have to give up everything she have and have to face punishment in order for pearl to be born

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Pearl comes with a gret price because Hester have to give up everything she have and have to face punishment in order for pearl to be born

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Hester's acting was for Pearl and give everything to Pearl. 

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Hester's acting was for Pearl and give everything to Pearl. 

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It is an irony to see how Kingdom of heaven is searching for pearls and how Hester, who is a sinner, having the Pearl.

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Is Preal really worth Hester's life?

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It is saying that Pearl comes with a great price because she came out of sin. Hester had to go through punishment to have pearl

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Because something beautiful and precious had come at a great price from a sin that was committed.

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Both Hester and Dimmesdale hold on a lot of secret that caused them to go to a deeper hole that brings Pearl into a great price as she was born through all the deepest secret and sin of her parents

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Hester is saying that Pearl come with a great price because for having Pearl, Hester should commit a sin that would cost Hester her own life.  It is like she gave up her all for a single Pearl
The irony:
People should give up her desire to find the kingdom of God= Pearl
But in this book, readers could see that as a result of Hester submitting to her desire, she receive the Pearl of fear, pain, stress, and doubt (even if Pearl also brings happiness)

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Because Hester gave up everything for Pearl, her child. This is similar to how the merchant gave up everything for a single Pearl.