The Symbolic Meaning of“A” in scarlet letter分析和总结小结.docx

The Symbolic Meaning of“A” in scarlet letter Thesis Statement: The scarlet letter“A”as a main symbol, which has different symbolic meanings according to different people’s views and different periods, shows great significance in developing and elaborating the theme of the book, The Scarlet Letter. Ⅰ.A brief introduction to The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804--1864), the author, is a great writer in American literary history. The main plot of The Scarlet Letter is a tragic live story in the colonial times in Boston. The theme of the novel is the conflict of the human heart with itself