The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism Of The Forest In Puritan Society
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In the democracy that America holds presently, government attempts
to make society much less harsh and more easygoing. In Nathaniel
Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a
seventeenth century, rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to
express his or her innermost tho ....
Middle of paper
.... The forest track
leads away from the settlement out into the wilderness where all signs of
civilization vanish. This is precisely the escape route from the strict
ordinances of law and religion. It is a refuge where all humankind, can
open up and naturally be themselves, and here that Dimmesdale openly
acknowledges Hester and his undying love for her. In the forest, Hester
can also do the same for Dimmesdale, such as the time when she revealed
her actual relationship with Chillingworth to ....
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