Ch+1-Setting,+symbols

Symbol: Scarlet Letter- (signified: Strength repenting from her sins) Rose bush- (pearl is like the rose bush because she is beautiful, but every rose has their thorns) Pearl- (Symbolizes the ways people treated Hester and pearl. Her devilish attitude was the way people regarded the two of them) Red Mark on Dimmesdale's chest: symbolizes guilt. Also, Dimmesdale tells Hester it is from god. Although he refuses to confess and be punished, his sin ultimately marks his body more permanently than Hester's scarlet letter made from thread does. Meteor: Puritan communities and community leaders would interpret these celestial explosions to be a message from God, Typically warning them about bad things ahead or commenting on issues affecting the community. The Black Man: Symbolizes Satan. Hester believes The Scarlet Letter is a mark from him. Light In the Woods: Symbolizes good things ahead for pearl, but not so much for Hester.

Setting: Salem, Massachusetts in a puritan village