Analysis of The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel
set in the Puritan society of Boston, Massachusetts in the
1640s. ... The humiliation did not end with the time spent on
the scaffold as she was also sentenced to forever wear a
symbol of the adulterated sin she had committed, a single
letter “A” on her bosom. ... Despite Hester’s
natural beauty, what really caught the eye of the crowd was
the scarlet letter, “so fantastically embroidered and
illuminated upon her bosom. ... Pearl became the living symbol of the scarlet
letter. ... Pearl goes so far as to
create her own scarlet letter out of seaweed to wear on her
bosom. ...
Throughout the novel, there is no true revelation of
the meaning behind the letter “A,” thus it remains
ambiguous. ... ” On
the night of the Governor’s death, the letter “A” appeared
in the sky as a symbol for “Angel,” representing Hester’s
compassion and caretaking of others. ... Whatever the true meaning of the
letter “A,” it undoubtedly changed from a symbol of shame
for Hester to hide behind, to one that strengthened and made
a hero of her. ... “The Scarlet Letter: Overview. ... The Scarlet Letter. ... “Hawthorne’s ‘Scarlet Letter,’” in
Massachusetts Quarterly Review, Vol.
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