This document summarizes symbols in The Scarlet Letter including: The scarlet letter symbolizes adultery and Hester wears it as punishment. The black man is symbolized as Satan and represents all evil. Pearl represents both the price of sin and possibility of redemption. The forest symbolizes a place of passion outside of the puritan town's laws and religion. The prison door represents darkness and sin in contrast to God's grace.

1. Department of English
● Name – Devluk Drashti M
● Sub -American Literature
● Topic – Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter
● Roll no – 9
● Year – 2016 – 2017

3. The Scarlet Letter
● It symbolizes the sin of
adultery and Hester
wears it as punishment.
● Symbolizes adultery,
sin, hard work, skill,
charity.
●

4. Black man
● Black Man is
symbolised Satan.
● All evil
● Live in the forest.
● Narrator loves to
compare Chillingworth
to satan .

5. Pearl
● She represents the price
of sin and the
possibility of
redemption.
● Perl as a person but she
is just as much a
symbol.
● Perl-as-symbol.

6. The forest
● Outside of the town
● The forest a place of
passion and emotion.
● Hester outcast state to a
forest.
● The town is ruled by
law and religion.

7. The prison door
● A place of darkness and
sin jextaposed to God's
grace.
● Prison represents the
harsh jestice of the
puritan.
● Prison is a place of
darkness and sin.

8. Red mark on Dimmesdale's chest
● It's the physical
menifestation of the
minister's guilt.
● It's guilt-rush or
something.
● Dimmesdale's mark is
with him untill he dies.

9. ● Night is used as a symbol for concealment.
● Day is a symbol for exposure.
● Sun is symbol of untroubled, guilt free, happiness,
approval of God and nature.
● Woods is seeds of the irrational, night, darkness