This document is a paper about the use of symbolism in Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel "The Scarlet Letter". It was written by Bhumi Vajani for an American Literature class at M.K. Bhavnagar University in 2013. The paper discusses various symbols used in the novel like the letter "A" on Hester's bosom, the scaffold, the forest, light and darkness, the sun, nature, characters like Hester, Dimmesdale and Chillingworth, and the contrast between nature and the rigid Puritan community.

1.  Topic: Howthrone’ s use of
Symbolism in “The Scarlet
Letter”
 Paper-10-The American
Literature.
 Bhumi Vajani
 M.A-2 Sem-3
 Roll No:04
 Year:2013
 Submitted To: Dr.Dilip Barad.

Heenaba Zala.

Dept of English,

M.K.Bhavnagar

University.

3. •
“A”
Hester’s bosom
The Scaffold
Light and color
Night
The Sun
The Forest
Darkness
Use of Characters
Nature
Setting

4. Hester:- unjust
humiliation.
Dimmesdale:-Remind
of his own guilt.
Chillingworth:-Spur to
the quest for revenge.
Pearl:-Bright and
mysterious curiosity.

6. Symbols
Night
Concealment
Day
Exposure

7. The
Sun

9. “Boundary
“
”
between
two world
A Nature World
Laws
As opposed to the artificial
Puritan community with it’s
man-made laws.

10. Use of
Characters

12. Nature
stands in
contrast to
Puritanism.
Nature is
forgiving
&flexible
The symbol of
Nature continues
with the forest.

13. Able
Angel
“A”

14. Light &
Darkness
The symbolic
nature of the
background
Color-Red
Gray Black
Sunshine&
Shadows
Noon &
Midnight