SCARLETT LETTER

PRISON DOOR

• Hopless,Dark, and Sorrowful
• (pg. 54)“darker aspect to its beetle-browed and gloomy front”

THE SCARLET LETTER "A"

• The placing in of a diverse category
• (Pg 52) “cover the mark as she will, the pang of it will be always in her heart"

SCARLET LETTER "A"

• Star of david was worn to separate jews from the rest of society.
• (Pg 52) “little will she care what they put upon the bodice of her gown”

ROSEBUSH

• The rosebush represents hope in times of trouble.
• (Pg 49)“a wild rose-bush, with its delicate gems, and to offer their fragrance and fragile fragrance

THE LIGHT

• The light represents God looking over pearl
• (Pg 59)“She saw her own face, glowing with girlish beauty, and illuminating all the interior of the dusky mirror”

THE DARKNESS

• The darkness protects pearl from the puritans
• (Pg 162) “It was only the darkened house that could contain her.”

FORREST/WILDERNESS

• It represents darkness and often has "witchcraft" in it.

THE BROOK

• The brook is the barrier between Hester's old life and new life
• (Pg 188) “a brook flowing through the midst"

HESTER PRYNNE

• Prynne stands out in society
• (Pg 54) “after the manner of the feminine gentility of those days;”

HESTER PRYNNE

• Mocking jay pin represents unique rebel.
• (Pg 54) “attitude of her spirit, the desperate recklessness of her mood”

ARTHUR DIMMESDLE

• To the public Arthur is know as a Reverend and a Strict Christian.
• (Pg 52) “Reverend Master Dimmesdale, her godly pastor”

ARTHER DIMMESDLE

• Has an alter ego and is really pearls father.
• (Pg 256) “Come, my little Pearl”

RODGER CHILLINGWORTH

• His name is representing the nature of his soul.
• (Pg 131) “Even in the graveyard here at hand”

RODGER CHILLNGWORTH

• He is referred to as satan and is set on revenge.
• (Pg 157) "a nameless horror"

PEARL

• Without pearl the book would not happen she is the main support.
• (Pg 89) “being of great price—purchased with all she had”

PEARL

• She represents the brook which is the wall that divides hester's life.
• (Pg 188) “Oh, brook! Oh, foolish and tiresome little brook!"

FORREST/WILDERNESS

• Represents freedom for Hester.
• Represents a safe place for her.