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Dark vs light when Hester steps out of the prison door.

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The rose symbolizes the strong and purity in the town. Reverend Dimmesdale ties into this idea by the way Hawthorne describes him, using "with a freshness and fragrance," (pg. 44)

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The rose on the prison gate is a symbol of hope.

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When Hester is standing on the stage with her baby, it symbolizes the connection with Mary and baby Christ.

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When Hester is standing on the stage with her baby, it symbolizes the connection with Mary and baby Christ.

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The man standing next to the Indian is probably Hester Prynne's husband.

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Hester could have been raped because she was alone for 2 years, beautiful, young, and is not telling who is the father. She could also be embarrassed that she was raped and is trying to keep that a secret.

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The wild rose bush and Hester Prynne being held in jail. The rose bush meaning the strength and Hester Prynne being that very dark red color like the rose. Even though she is in a really dark place the rose bush stands out in the darkness and so does she because of her elegant ways and how Hester Prynne presents herself.

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When Wilson grabs Dimmesdale's shoulder it represents control.

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Both Hester Prynne and the husband had physical reactions when they made eye contact. Foreshadowing that they know each other and have history.

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Reverend Wilson is Anglican, not Puritan. 

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Reverend Wilson is Anglican, not Puritan. 

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"...who had come from one of the great English universities..." -Pg 44
He studied in England, so it would make sense if he learned about Anglicanism. This would also explain why he stays away from others as often as possible.

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The prison door symbolizes the harsh reality of the real world

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I predict that the "stranger" is the baby daddy, because he knew exactly how old the baby was. "...Sir, may be the father of yonder babe- it is some three or four months old, I should Judge..."

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I predict that the "stranger" is the baby daddy, because he knew exactly how old the baby was. "...Sir, may be the father of yonder babe- it is some three or four months old, I should Judge..."

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I predicted that the mysterious man that Hester recognized in Ch. 3 because on page 40 it said "that one of this man's shoulders rose higher than the other." This is the same description as the important but unnamed man in from Hester's past in Ch. 2.

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The smart and easy going younger generation compared to the rude and harsh old generation.

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Pearl's clothing styles of elegant and dirty symbolize the different opinions people have for her. The town thinks Pearl is going to sin a lot, yet she is God's creation who has heavenly attributes.

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"a lovely and immortal flower, out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion."
Pearl is an innocent baby born from sin

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A pearl can be defined as something of great rarity and worth. Pearl, Hester's daughter, is defined as beautiful and brilliant. Hawthorne is making a connection between an actual pearl and Hester's daughter because both come from dark, disgusting places. A pearl can be found on the inside of a slimy oyster or other bivalve mollusk, while Pearl, in the book, comes from "the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion" pg. 59.

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When Roger and Hester first speak to each other, Roger calls himself a decaying man, and Hester a budding woman.

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Dimmesdale will be revealed as the father. When Hawthorne wrote in chapter 3,
"It irks me, nevertheless, that the partner of her iniquity should not, at least, stand on the scaffold by her side. But he will be known!- he will be known!- he will be known!"
, he does this purposefully. He is using this not as a sign of intensity but as a tool to foreshadow the father. The repetition of "he will be known" 3 times, shows that the father is somewhat divine, or at least has somewhat a connection to religion.  This can be assumed due to the Holy Trinity of God the Father, Jesus the son, and the Holy Spirit.

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pg. 59 "A lovely and immortal flower, out of the rank luxuriance of a guilty passion." Pearl is this beautiful flower almost angel like. But Hester is something so ugly for what she has done according to the town. So Pearl has come from something so ugly but yet Pearl is the most beautiful thing. So this showing
the beauty and the ugly.

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Dimmesdale’s younger more thoughtful approach to Hester vs Wilson’s older more aggressive approach to Hester.

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When Hester was walking around in the night, she was more comfortable than she was in the daytime. This symbolizes her being more comfortable with her hidden sin than with her sin being out in the open and everybody seeing it.

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Dimmesdale is the father. Written in chapter 3. ""Hester Prynne" said he, leaning over the balcony and looking stedfastly into her eyes, "thou hearest what this good man says, and seest the accountability under which I labor." When Dimmesdale looks into Hester Prynne's eyes he is telling her not to say anything and then apologizes to her about having to call her out.

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"Luther, according to the scandal of his monkish enemies, was a brat of that hellish breed;"

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When Hester and her husband meet in the prison, he tells her to keep is true identity a secret, or else he will 🤬 the man she was with. Roger also says that he, as her husband, shall remain dead. I believe this foreshadows that he will die before the books ends, and will most likely 🤬 the father.

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He keeps a whip to cleans himself, and fasts for penance. Although these could be practiced by Puritains, they are traditionally a Roman Catholic practice.

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Dimmesdale’s younger more thoughtful approach to Hester vs Wilson’s older more aggressive approach to Hester.