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The symbolism in the Scarlet Letter
Name: Mehta Neha Roll no: 15 Semester: 3 Subject: The American Literature Submitted To: Heenaba zala Department of English M.K. Bhavnagar University Bhavnagar
The scarlet Letter
The scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne is comprised into portions of symbolism that occurred throughout the whole novel.
Symbolism is a 19th century literary and artistic movement that sought
to evoke, rather then describe, idea or feeling through the use of
symbolic image.
Symbols in the Scarlet Letter
Symbols
“A”
The scaffold
Night
The forest
Use of character
Nature
Light and colour
The sun
Darkness
Hester’s bosom
Hester: stands quietly and outwardly calm.
Dimmesdale: afraid to revel himself for what he is.
“A”
The scarlet
Symbols
Day
Exposure
Concealment
Night
Night
The sun
The forest
The symbol of nature continues with the forest.
Nature is forgiving &flexible
nature
Able Angel
“A”
Light & Darkn
ess
Sunshine&
Shadows
Noon& Midnig
ht
Color –Read Gray Black
The symbolic nature of
the background
Light and color
Darkness