The Scarlet Letter
Nathaniel Hawthorne
"On a field, sable, the letter A, gules." In other words, on a black field, lies the scarlet letter A. The letter as I mentioned in my other blog symbolizes and stands for the act of adultery that Hester committed. The conclusion of the book does not exactly clarify what happened to Hester and Pearl after the passing of Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. It says that the people of Boston were not aware what truly happened to them, so the whole story became a legend. The scarlet letter was carried with Hester til her death. Hester's cottage is again present in the conclusion. This cottage lies on the edge of the forest and of the town. The forest is where the strict Puritan laws no longer exist and the characters are allowed to be themselves. The city is where the laws do of course apply. The cottage shows how Hester lived her life on the edge of both areas and how she easily went from one sphere to the other.
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