The Scarlet Letter: A Symbolic NarrativeAfter reading any type of book or story, the reader can sit down and think about how the book has been written. For example, we can examine the style, genre and origins of the book. In this case, after reading The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, I took a look back at how this great author created such a great work of literature that we are still reading about 160 years later. What I discovered is that it is simply a well-written, mind-enhancing piece of symbolic fiction. It is interesting to see how Hawthorne uses symbols to convey his messages to the reader. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses symbols to better support his main ideas or other points of interest. As you explore this book inside and out, you will discover many objects, characters, and figures or colors that are used to signify abstract thoughts or concepts. For example, the scarlet letter itself is one of Hawthorne's brilliant symbols. This along with the meteor, the pearl, and the rosebush next to the prison are among Hawthorne's iconic writings. In this next piece of text, I will describe in more detail these extremely intellectual symbols that Nathaniel Hawthorne used in The Scarlet Letter. The first of these symbols is the scarlet letter itself. The scarlet letter is a different type of symbol from the others because everyone knows that the scarlet letter is a symbol. It is a symbol of the indignity and dishonor that the locals inflicted on Hester Prynne. Initially, this ornately decorated piece was meant to symbolize “adultery.” Soon, however, the meaning of the scarlet letter changes, as do its meaning and implications. At first, it's even difficult for him to live with it. As was said when she visits Governor Bellingham and sees herself in the armor, the letter takes up most of her image and it's basically a symbol of how she feels in life . Although this seems like the worst possible punishment for Hester, it is not. What makes things so bad is that the letter serves, as a physical punishment and a reminder, as a pearl, for her affair with Dimmesdale. At the same time, compared to a child, the letter seems trivial and serves to point out to Hester that the letter does not have much importance..