Hester, Reverend Dimmesdale, and Pearl of Nathaniel Hawthornes Scarlet

Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl of The Scarlet Letter     The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a Romantic impertinent set in Colonial capital of Massachusetts.  The of import character, Hester, wears a scarlet letter A as a token of adultery, but she refuses to identify the partner in her crime.  Hawthorne uses many symbols in his novel to discuss the effects of this refusal.  Three symbols in the novel ar Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl.         virtuoso symbol in the novel is Hester.  A symbol is a individual or thing that indirectly represents an object or idea.  Hester symbolizes strength.  By be in Boston, she accepts her punishment.  This shows great strength because she could bring forth easily left Boston in search of a new life, one in which no one knew her.  Instead, Hester continues her life in Boston, serving as a mid-wife and sewing for the same people who had condemned her.  This shows strength by her acceptance of her fate and her willingness to stay in this community - the place of her sin.  Hester faces torment and social isolation daily.  She essential live alone and have no adult communication.  The townspeople are afraid to talk to her and refuse to include her.  This solitary confinement is tormenting because all(a) human beings need interaction with other human beings. Yet, because of her inner strength, she accepts it and goes on with her life.  A second example of her strength is her refusal to reveal the identity of Pearls get down she chooses to endure her punishment alone.  This shows her strength because she must bear the burden for two people.  Having to be punished and watching some... ...e is the only major character in the novel that does not know what the A really means.  She also provides reactions to situations in a straightforward manner without the bias present when dealing with adults.   numerous adults judge Hester according to past deeds or other things that have been force-fed to them for their entire lives.  Pearl, on the other hand, reacts plainly and honestly.  Pearl is perhaps the close to interesting of all the characters in the novel.  Pearl is another symbol in the novel.         Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl are three symbols in the novel.  Hester is a symbol of strength, Dimmesdale is a symbol of weakness, and Pearl is more or less the personification of the A itself.  Each symbol helps the reader better the authors basic message - the imprecation of hypocrisy.