Symbolism in "The Scarlet Letter", whoa just gave one away! ... Puritan society does not allow its people to show how they really feel, and if they do, society extremely looks down upon it. ... She talks to him about things they could never endeavor to discuss in any other place, mainly concerning the topic of their relationship that they had seven years ago. ... Yet, in the forest, they may feel free to do as they wish and not have to worry about their sin or punishments. ... The flowers appeared to know it" (194) Pearl also fit in with natural things, including the forest, as seen in...

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The Scarlet Letter is chock full of symbolism. ... The flowers appeared to know it," once again this shows the difference between Romanticism and Puritanism, as the Puritans felt that anything that came from the forest was evil. (194) Pearl had a knack of fitting in with natural things. ... Branching from that wild gift within Pearl, the wrath she is compelled to carry is also compared to the brook that flows beneath her. ...

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