Scarlet Letter Blog

While reading the Scarlet Letter, I have noticed the importance of the nature setting  and how it relates to the progression of the plot. There are multiple examples of natures' significance throughout the text, but a moment I found particularly important was when the meteor shoots across the sky and makes the letter A. It's cool how nature just comes alive at the perfect moments. The A is a dull red which symbolizes the scarlet letter, and the fact that it's in the sky makes it look like a message from God. I seems like a forgiveness from God, because after that point  peoples' opinion of Hester Prynne has changed and she becomes more of a role model, and less of a failure and disappointment in the society. Another moment where nature plays an important role, is when Hester, Dimmesdale and  Pearl are in the forest. The light happens to shine through the tree and give Hester a perfect glow. She is the center of attention, even in a normally dark place. To me this represents Hester ability to get through tough situations and "shine" even in dark times. At the beginning of the book Hester was in a terribly tough place, but at the end of the book she was able to power through the ridicule and still be happy. The last moment is also in the forest as Pearl is playing with the animals. At the beginning of the story Pearl seemed evil and to smart to be human. As she's playing with the animals she's act as innocent as possible. A fox, one of the most shy and timid animals comes up Pearl. A moment where Pearl doesn't seem as scary or evil. All these natures scenes are contradictory to what was thought before. That's how significant nature was in the Scarlet Letter.