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A Letter

What meaning or purpose does a single letter have on a life? For instance the letter "A" could mean many things such as adulterous, able and angel as in Nathanial Hawthorne's romantic novel The Scarlet Letter. The letter so beautifully embroidered by a woman to remind her and the town's people of her sin. If you were an outsider to this city you would wonder what rank or status does this letter signify. Who is this person that should be adorned with such a beautiful decoration? For the individual that wears it though it is a constant reminder. The scarlet letter is a symbol of an immoral sin that manifests many forms and has literal, natural, supernatural and physical manifestations, to different characters, that change over the course of time. The literal meaning of the scarlet letter changes from adultery to able from the time that Hester Prynne fashioned it up until when Nathanial Hawthorne found it in the customhouse. When Hester first fashions the scarlet letter has a meaning of adulterer. As stated by Becovitch, a critic, "...The Scarlet Letter 'is a story of socialization in which the point of socialization is not to conform, but to consent. Anyone can submit; the socialized believe. It is not enough to have


"While thus perplexed-and cogitating, among other hypotheses, whether the letter might not have been one of those decorations which the white men used to contrive in order to take the eyes of Indians-I happened to place it on my breast. After a brief pause, the physician turned away. Works CitedHawthorne, Nathanial. A red cloth can last forever if treated and stored properly but not all of the manifestations of the scarlet letter will last forever. But with what a wild look of wonder, joy, and honor!"(Hawthorne 95). A letter-the letter A-but freshly green instead of scarlet. Pearl is always drawing or crafting the letter "A" in the sand, with seaweed, flowers and brambles. Even though at some times Pearl can be a hindrance to her mother she is also a blessing. Then Hester notices the scarlet letter lying on the bank of the stream. The letter "A" had manifested itself in the sky for all to see.

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