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1、Whatdoessymbolizeinthe"TheScarletLetter"?ThemostimportantsymbolwhichiscarriedthroughoutthenovelisundoubtedlythescarletletterA. The"A"appearsinmanyotherplacesthanonthechestofHesterPrynne.ItisseenonthearmorbreastplateatGovernorBellingham'smansionAtnight
2、whileDimmesdaleisstandingonthescaffoldheseesabrightredletterAinthesky.WhilePearlisplayingnearthebayshoreshearrangessomegrassintheformofanAonherownbreast.ButoneofthemostimportantA'sisonethespectatorsseeburntonDimmesdale'schest.Inthenovel,thescarletlett
3、er"A"changesitsmeaningmanydifferenttimes.Thischangeissignificant.Itshowsgrowthinthecharacters,andthecommunityinwhichtheylive.AsymbolofsinAsymbolofaloneandalienationAsymbolofable,angelandadmirable.AdulteryTheletter"A",wornonHester'sbosom,isasymbolofher
4、adulteryagainstRogerChillingworth.Thisisthepuritanwayoftreatingherasacriminal,forthecrimeofadultery.Thepuritantreatmentcontinues,becauseasHesterwalksthroughthestreets,shewillbelookeddownuponasifsheissomesortofdemonfromhellthatcommitsaterriblecrime.Alo
5、neandAlienationThescarletletter"A"alsostandsforHester'slonelylifeinNewEngland.Aftersheisreleased,Hesterlivesinacottageneartheoutskirtsofthecity."Ithadbeenbuiltbyanearliersettler,andabandoned,becausethesoilaboutitwastoosterileforcultivation,whileitscom
6、parativeremotenessputitoutofthesphereofthatsocialactivitywhichalreadymarkedthehabitsoftheemigrants."(Para4)Hester'ssociallifeisvirtuallyeliminatedasaresultofhershamefulhistory.Hestercomestohaveaparttoperformintheworldwithhernativeenergyofcharacterandr
7、arecapacity."However,therewasnothingthatmadeherfeelasifshebelongedtoit.Everygesture,everyword,andeventhesilenceofthosewithwhomshecametocontact,implied,andoftenexpressed,thatshewasbanished,andasmuchaloneasifsheinhabitedanothersphere,orcommunicatedwitht
8、hecommonnaturebyotherorgansandsensesthantherestofhumankind.Shestoodapartfrommoralinterests…seemedtobethesoleportionthatsheretainedintheuniversalheart."(Para8)Hesterhasnofriendsintheworld,andlittlePearlistheonlycompanionofherlonelylife,sothesca
