Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a book in which many things and people are also used to help symbolize the meaning of the whole story. This novel is the first novel in the United States to use symbolism. Three of Hawthorne’s use of symbolization would be the three meanings of the scarlet letter A, how Chillingsworth represents self-destructive revenge for sin, and how the sunlight in the forest represents truth and redemption.
The scarlet letter ‘A’ was worn by Hester Prynne, the main character of this novel. The A means one thing at the beginning of the story, and throughout the story, the A begins to bring on different meanings. Hester is accused for adultery in which her punishment would be to wear the scarlet letter to symbolize a lifetime of humiliation (Hawthorne 52). One night, Rev. Dimmesd...