Symbolism-2

pearl- The daughters names is Pearl and it is ironic that she is names Pearl because she represents the opposite. rosebush- It is a beautiful bush in front of the prison and Hester tells her daughter that is where she had come from. scarlet a- Represents her sin and she always has to wear it. Hester also starts dressing Pearl in red, just like a scarlet letter. So now everyone is aware that Hester is a living sin. EC. CO. BR.

12-14 The Meteor- represents the bond between Pearl, Dimmesdale, and Hester The Scarlet A- Hester changed the meaning of the Scarlet letter to mean "able" instead of it representing sin. In chapter 14, Chillingworth has grown even uglier and he is now a "fiend" which symbolizes his ugliness CO, EC, BR

12-14 Holding his Chest- because there is obviously something there but you don't no until the end of the book. It represents guilt not the actual Physical Pain. Steve Day The strange plants growing over the grave- represents a heart buried with a hidden secret Dimmsdale's Physical state- represents how he feels emotionally Mike

Chapters 18-20 Hester starts to relax by letting her hair down and taking off the scarlet A. But when she takes off the letter, Pearl gets upset and Hester has to put it back on. When Hester does, Pearl cooperates and even kisses the letter symbolizing that the letter has become a part of her. -gp

Chapter 21 & 22:
====- Everybody is surrounding Hester and people who don't know her start staring at her scarlet letter even though she changed the meaning to something that is supposed to be good. ====

- Puritans seemed to loosen up people in the town (drinking and smoking in public)
KW, JF, CB, AD

15-17 Pearl makes an A out of seagrass Chillingworth is growning uglier this represents his evilness Pearl is able to catch the sunlight but hester is not representing that she has done something wrong