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ColorSet-1ColorPos-1StyleSet-1StylePos-1Larry Stevens, Jr.
English Humanities
8/20/03
The Scarlet Letter
In the Scarlet Letter, Hester’s apparent madness with constant refusal to acknowledge her experience with Dimmesdale, she reveals a divine sense with her restraint as to uphold a man’s honor. The main symbol of the Scarlet Letter is the red “A” that Hester Prynne was sentenced to wear on her chest. Symbolism is traditionally a sign or token of something. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s intention was to make the meaning of the crimson token worn on the bosom of Hester Prynne is highly obscure.
Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism to portray Hester’s apparent madness. In this he was successful. Although the “A” means “adulteress” to the people of Boston, to reader the “A” may have other meanings such as “American” or “able.” To the townspeople, author, and reader clearly the original intention of the “A” was to stand for “adulteress....
ColorSet-1ColorPos-1StyleSet-1StylePos-1Larry Stevens, Jr.
English Humanities
8/20/03
The Scarlet Letter
In the Scarlet Letter, Hester’s apparent madness with constant refusal to acknowledge her experience with Dimmesdale, she reveals a divine sense with her restraint as to uphold a man’s honor. The main symbol of the Scarlet Letter is the red “A” that Hester Prynne was sentenced to wear on her chest. Symbolism is traditionally a sign or token of something. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s intention was to make the meaning of the crimson token worn on the bosom of Hester Prynne is highly obscure.
Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbolism to portray Hester’s apparent madness. In this he was successful. Although the “A” means “adulteress” to the people of Boston, to reader the “A” may have other meanings such as “American” or “able.” To the townspeople, author, and reader clearly the original intention of the “A” was to stand for “adulteress....
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