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The Scarlet Letter: An Analysis Of Symbolism
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is generally considered to
be the first American symbolic novel. A symbol is something which is used
to represent something broader in meaning.
The most obvious symbol in the novel is the actual scarlet "A" which
both the criticism and I agree upon. This "A" is the literal symbol of the
sin of adultery. The letter A then appears in many different forms
throughout the novel. The gold-embroidered A on Hester Prynne's fascinates
Pearl Prynne. It is magnified in the armor breast plate at Governor
Bellingham's mansion which is so ex ....
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