Symbolism In The Scarlett Lett

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of the book as several years have passed the meaning of the letter “A” starts to change. Instead of it meaning adultery it means something else which is a good meaning. The reason for this is because she starts to create beautiful needlework and she helps the people who are poor and sick. “The letter was the symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her -- so much power to do and power to sympathize -- that many people refused to interpret the scarlet 'A' by its original signification”(Pg. 141).
At the end of the novel the better way the letter “A” is looked at by the townspeople is totally different than it is looked as at the beginning. The people no longer consider her the woman who committed adultery. “Do you see that woman with the embroidered badge? It is our Hester- the town's own Hester- who is so kind to the poor, so helpful to the sick, so comforting to the afflicted.” (Pg. 142) The townspeople believe the ...

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