The Mysterious Forest in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In the mysterious forest of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nathaniel Hawthorne's "red letter", life is concentrated in a strict Puritan society. In this society, people are not allowed to express their real thoughts and emotions. Everyone needs the opportunity to express their true feelings; otherwise the emotions will be bottled until they start to hurt people. Unfortunately, Puritan did not allow this expression. Fortunately, for at least four heroes, Hawthorne made forests to provide shelter for them.

Whether Nathaniel Hawthorne's ancestor played a role in his novel "Red Letter" is a big argument. "Nathaniel Hawthorne is descendants of Hathornes and Mannings" ("Nathaniel Hawthorne Family: Introduction") One of the most influential people in Hawthorne's life is Elizabeth Clark Manning, the mother of Hawthorne, born in 1780 . It is a year. Her ancestors arrived in the new world in 1679. ("Nathaniel Hawthorne Family: Introduction") Manning took care of Hawthorne at the age of four, as her husband died of yellow fever. (Nathaniel Hawthorne - Biography) With this, Hawthorne is deepening empathy with women in his novel. For example, Hester of 'red letter' was not hanged for adultery, she was released and she could live her life like everyone else. Another Hawthorn's ancestor helped Major William Hawthorne to help persecute the Quaker.

Throughout the novel "Red Letter", the author Nathaniel Hawthorne uses several important symbols to represent the subject of the book. The most obvious and well known among the titles is the red letter that Hester was forced to wear. The other three symbols are the scaffolding, the sun and the forest. First, the most important and influential sign in the book is notorious scarlet letters, so the title is "red". In chapter two, Hester left the prison and was wearing the notorious red letter "A". In the first few years of Hester 's punishment, the letter reminded people of shame everyday. In Chapter 5, Hawthorne writes: "... Hester Prynne feels very painful whenever he is afraid of this symbol Everyday is more sensitive because of everyday torture But as the story develops, this letter is for Hester and the people In order to mean something else.