carry on such unspeakable acts. Where could man and illegitimate child meet and feel no remorse. What would the characters do if there were no refuge to seek with one another? Where to escape to? Nowhere else but in the forest could such events occur. Lastly we can view in the forest natural presence and natural beauty by those who utilize it in the story. Hester removes her cap and lets loose her person and her hair we see the true human being not the shackled servant to shame. Her comes to life with color and we see her again from chapter 1. Dimmesdale has taken on an energy as well in the forest for the last time in his life. This is one of the most hidden symbols or most over looked occurrences in the entire book. Hawthorne gives the characters refuge in natural surroundings and a place to give the reader the inside story. We can all look and see that YES the “A” is a definite symbol or that young Pearl too is a blatant symbol. To have something stitched to your garb is very in the open and obvious. We all know why it was put there and we all see how others react to it being there. Pearl, the young daughter of lustful sin is a very apparent symbol. The jewel of that which was cracked open from an abyss. We see a man of the church, supposedly righteous and chaste, who gave himself fully to a married woman, and this brought about a jewel, a Pearl. So yes, the other bits of symbolism that are most commonly talked about are somewhat obvious. The forest is one though that most can see but do not put much effort of thought into. It, to some, is simply another setting in the story. The forest is where it all began, the sin, the deceit, the lust, and the love, the child’s beginning and the main characters endings all had direct relationships to the forest....
