The Symbolism in The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne was one of the well known romantic novelists of the 19th century in American literature.Most of his works emphasized on the morality.Symbolism is one of the most important writing skills of literature,which endows the concrete images with abstract meanings to enlighten the reader's imagination and to express a deeper meaning.He was once claimed as the pioneer of symbolism in American literature.He usually used symbolism in his works to analyze the "sin" of the humankind that is an eternal topic for us humankind.This paper mainly focuses on the analysis of the symbolism used in The Scarlet Letter,Hawthorne's masterpiece.The Scarlet Letter is a novel with numerous symbolisms,which leaves deep imaginable and mysterious impression on people.The scene in the novel,the "A" is full of symbolism meanings.This paper mainly uses comprising and contrast,analogy to support the writer's ideas.