The Scarlet Letter: Symbolism In The Forest
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"The path strangled onward into the mystery of the primeval
forest"(179). This sentence displays just one of the multiple
personalities that the forest symbolizes in The Scarlet Letter written by
Nathaniel Hawthorn. As seen in the epic story Wizard of OZ, the forest
represents a place of evil an ....
Middle of paper
.... her evil
ways. "Wilt thou go with us tonight"(113) asked mistress Hibbins, yet
Hester refused to sign her name in the black mans book on that night. She
explains that the only reason she does not sign is because Pearl is still
in her life. At this time the forest itself is a open door to another
world, a wicked world that would take her away from her present situation,
but that is not the only door that the forest holds.
The forest is an open door to love and freedom for both Hester and
Di ....
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