rne is a master of symbolism.The symbol can be found everywhere in this novel.? (The name of the main characters,scaffold,prison,vegetation,wild rose-bush,forest,brook)РHawthorne emphasizes the consequence the sin of adultery has brought to munity and people living in munity.?The scarlet letter A is the biggest symbol of all.As a key to the whole novel,the letter A takes on different layers of symbolic meanings as the plot develops.РSymbol of the Scarlet Letter AР(Symbolic of her moral development is the gradual,?imperceptible change which the scarlet letter undergoes in meaning.)РAt first it is a token of shame,”Adultery”,but then the genuine sympathy and help Hester offers to ?her fellow villagers changes it to “Able”.Later in the story,the letter A appears in the sky,signifying “Angel”.
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