1. The Scarlet Letter
... parts of the book, a gray and gloomy environment with a multitude of people to match the mood. The crowd is apparently waiting in front of the prison door for someone to come out of the imposing building. The only light in the dark atmosphere is a rosebush growing by the prison door. The narrator uses this rosebush to symbolize a "sweet moral blossom" in ... he stands on the scaffold, his fellow minister, Reverend Wilson, coming back from the house of late Governor Winthrop, passes him. He suddenly feels a great temptation to invite Wilson to come and stand on the platform with him. The...
- Word Count: 3653
- Approx Pages: 15
- Grade Level: High School