In the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne includes different symbols to show to show a significance and meaning of many things, or to describe some of the characters present in the novel. The symbols can vary from some that are really small and more complex, to others that are obvious and easily noticeable in the novel. This symbols, influence a lot the story of Hester Prynne, a woman that because of her sin was punished to wear the scarlet letter on her bosom and to be isolated from the other townspeople. The symbols can show the resemblance of the characters with an object, showing their inner personality, or just describing them better, because their characteristics or secrets are not explicitly explained in the novel. The symbols can also …show more content…
At first, the harsh words, and actions of the people affected really bad to Hester, but she learned how to ignore them. In Chapter 5, Hawthorne describes how other ladies will usually attack her with insults, “but Hester had trained herself well. She never responded to these attacks, except that her cheeks would slowly turn red before the blush faded into the depths of her heart. She was patient, a true martyr”. Showing how she slowly learned to accept all the bad comments and critics of the people and don’t make them affect her too much, she get used to live with the Scarlet letter. Although Hester get used to the torture and other consequences of using the scarlet letter, it was still seemed as a symbol of punishment until Chapter 13, when the letter is seemed in a different way. Despite the fact that no one cared for Hester, she always cared for the others.Hester’s actions were always good; she was there for the people that needed the most, creating another meaning for the letter. In Chapter 13, Hawthorne describes how “the scarlet letter became the symbol of her calling, she was so helpful, with so much power to aid and to sympathize, that many refused to recognize the A for its original meaning. They said that it stood for “able”, so