... other such works such as Birkerts. However, the universal symbol is the most frequent and recognizable because of its easy association with a multitude of individual's situations. If the steps and concept of symbolism are then applied to the Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, we would find a multitude of example of symbols in the characters' lives, objects and the characters themselves. Pearl, Hester Prynne's daughter, can be seen ... 144). Pearl is always seen by her mother's side allowing us to have a repetition of her appearance and allows her as a character, to have mo...

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