The Symbolic Meaning of the letter A in The Scarlet Letter

nullThe Symbolism of the letter A in The Scarlet LetterThe Symbolism of the letter A in The Scarlet LetterOutline Outline The symbolic meanings of the letter A The symbolic meanings of the main characters Conclusion Discussion The symbolic meaning of the Letter AThe symbolic meaning of the Letter A brave, honest, candid who should be blamed? Hester or the hypocritical people Adultery a kind of punishmentAshamedThe symbolic meaning of the Letter AThe symbolic meaning of the Letter A marriageloveexileAlone and AlienatedLive in remote suburbs No neighbors People avoiding herThe symbolic meaning of the Letter AThe symbolic meaning of the Letter A Able, Angel and Admirable The letter was the symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her,-so much power to do, and power to sympathize,-that many people refused to interpret the scarlet letter A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength. She earned daily bread for little Pearl and herself by the faithful labor of her hands. She was quick to acknowledge her sisterhood with the race of man, whenever benefits were to be conferred. None so ready as she to give of her little substance to every demand of poverty. The symbolic meaning of the main charactersThe symbolic meaning of the main charactersHester Prynne——the visible scarlet letter a loyal protector for her love a wise mother for Pearl a fighter against the ignorant traditions The symbolic meaning of the main charactersThe symbolic meaning of the main charactersArthur Dimmesdale——the invisible scarlet letter constrained by religionsadmit his sinlove existing in his hearta venerable ministera paradox torture in his inner heart regard love as an evilThe symbolic meaning of the main charactersThe symbolic meaning of the main charactersRoger Chillingworth——the creator of the scarlet letter He was a striking evidence of man’s faculty of transforming himself in to a Devil. This unhappy person had effected such a transformation by devoting himself, for seven years, to the constant analysis of a heart full of torture, and deriving his enjoyment thence, and adding fuel to those fiery tortures which he analyzed and gloated over.Let the black flower blossom as it may!The symbolic meaning of the main charactersThe symbolic meaning of the main charactersLittle Pearl—— the living scarlet letterIt was the scarlet letter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed with life. the object of lovethe emblem of guilt and torturecaprice, wildnessContrastContrastAn old physician, being well-learned, degenerated into the pollutant of civilization. Satan A little girl, being capricious and wild, still remained the purity of nature. Angelromanticism viewsreligious consciousnessConclusionConclusionSo somber is it, and relieved only by one ever-glowing point of light gloomier than the shadow:—— “On a field, sable, the scarlet letter A, gules.” Let’s start from the “ever-glowing point of light ” and “the scarlet letter A”. Explore, dream and discover. melancholythought-provokingnullnullWhat do you think of Hester and  Dimmesdale’s adultery deeds? Is it morally right? nullWhat do you think of the character “Pearl” ?nullIn The Scarlet Letter , what was Hawthorne’s attitude towards the Puritanism? What’s your opinion about Puritanism?