What is symbolism? Even most children have a good concept of symbolism, although they are unaware of it. The concept of pretending is very close to symbolism. Symbolism is the representation of objects for other things or ideas. Use of symbolism can greatly affect the book overall. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne symbolism plays a major part in the story. The most important symbol is the letter “A” which Hester Prynne (the main …showed first 75 words of 343 total…

…showed last 75 words of 343 total…who are unaware of the affair at this time believe that the “A” means angel and is related to the governor’s death earlier. These examples show why symbolism plays such a big part in The Scarlet Letter. Although it takes several different meanings, the letter “A” is the mostly widely used symbol in the novel. Without these uses of symbolism the story would seem empty and definitely not be the classic it is today.