ess was found in her, -so much.... that many people refused to interpret the scarlet "A" by its original signification" (Hawthorne 186).
             There are many other interpretations of the letter "A". The one thing that most critics agree on is that the "A" symbolizes the adultery committed by Hester and Dimmesdale.
             Pearl is another major symbol in the novel. She is more of a symbol of sin than the letter "A" is, because she is physical evidence of the sin committed by Hester and Dimmesdale. This is evident by the following passage:
             "In her was visible the tie that united them. She had been offered to the world, these seven years past, as the living hieroglyphic
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