The novel was written as a historical fiction and romance tome, but it holds immense symbolic significance as well. The most familiar symbols found in the novel are the scarlet letter, the town scaffold, the meteor, Pearl, and the rosebush next to the prison door, but probably the most recognizable of those are the scarlet letter “A”, the rosebush and the name of Hester Prune’s baby?pearl.
The premise of the story of the Scarlet Letter Is focused on Hester Prying?a beautiful woman, who, when we enter the story, is being convicted of adultery and unwished accordingly. The said punishment of her misconduct is an embroidered red letter, the letter “A”, that Hester is required to wear on her chest from that point on. The Letter serves as a reminder to the community of the immorality of adultery and Its consequences, and an even more unforgiving and stark reminder to Hester about her sin.
The scarlet letter, embroidered by Hester herself, essentially stands for Adultery. Throughout the story the letter changes meanings according to the individual’s perception. Other possible meanings for the letter “A” are Angel, Aristocratic, and Able. The result of Hester Prune’s sin was the birth off child. Although her actions that gave her the child were immoral, Hester loved her daughter and named her Pearl. As Hester stated In the story, Pearl was of a great price?purchased with all she had?and her mother’s only treasure.
Because she was treasured by her mother. Pearl was given the name of a precious treasure, and so representing the jewel that came from her mother’s great sacrifice and sin. Growing next to the prison door, in the story, is a single rose bush. Because the passage regarding the rose bush was so short, there is not one definite symbol that he rose bush expresses but there are two main theories as to what the author meant by the rose bush. First, the rose bush can be read as a symbol of hope and freedom to those being convicted and sent to prison.
It was the last thing the prisoners would see of the outside world before they entered the dark, cold, jail. Also, it could be seen as an encouragement to the prisoners and something good that would be there for them when they were released from prison. Symbolism is easy to overlook in stories, but once it is caught it makes the reading much more emotional and personal. Sometimes symbols allow the reader to empathic with the characters, or connect with certain elements In the story. The symbols of the scarlet letter “A”, the child Pearl, and the rosebush outside of the prison doors do just that for the readers.
Reading about the symbol of the scarlet letter “A” evokes certain feelings of pity, remorse, compassion and sympathy for Hester, and that is the purpose of symbolism. The Scarlet Letter Symbolism ay scroll rhea Scarlet Letter ay, Charlotte Toll Immense symbolic significance as well. The most familiar symbols found in the novel The premise of the story of the Scarlet Letter is focused on Hester Prying?a ND its consequences, and an even more unforgiving and stark reminder to Hester Pearl.
As Hester stated in the story, Pearl was of a great price?purchased with all she had?and her mother’s only treasure. Because she was treasured by her mother, Pearl was given the name of a precious treasure, and so representing the Jewel that prisoners would see of the outside world before they entered the dark, cold, Jail. Mould be there for them when they were released from prison. Empathic with the characters, or connect with certain elements in the story.
