In the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses symbols of natural origin, in order to emphasize the theme of how human sin can be alleviated, through hope, freedom, and salvation. The first natural symbol, the rosebush, “It may serve, let us hope to symbolize some sweet moral blossom that may be found along the track or relieve the darkening close of tale of human frailty and
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