The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is wholly symbolic. Almost every sentence has a deeper underlying meaning. Even the characters’ names are a prelude into the personality of that character. The main characters are depicted by their names and actions; some of these characters are: Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale,.
Hester’s name means ‘star’. This literally gives light to her personality. Amidst the stern, grey, Puritans she stood out like a star does in the night, sky, both personality wise and physically. “On the breast of her gown, in fine red cloth surrounded with elaborate embroidery and fanta
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