What Does The Rose Bush Symbolize In The Scarlet Letter

Nature is all around us, making it a prominent point in literature. Nature can take on different forms weather it is the nature of humans or a bush with a rose. It can represent life and death, health and sickness. It can teach us about our past or tell us our future. It is in all literature whether we know it or not. The Scarlet Letter is no exception. This novel uses nature to represent different emotions or ideas that will help the reader to see a deeper meaning. Some natural elements this novel uses are the rose bush, the forest, the meteor and Pearl. Each of these represent different emotions or ideas.

One of the most important is the rose bush. The rose bush is planted right outside the jail. It is said in the book that the bush is the last pretty thing prisoners see before they are condemned. This could cause the rose bush to be considered a sign of condemnation. The bush could, however, represent something different. It could represent the cost of something beautiful. The cost being the thorns and the beauty being the flower. This would also connect to Hester in that she had to pay the cost, the letter, in order to get something beautiful, Pearl. The rose bush becomes even more connected to Pearl when she states that she was plucked off the

Dimmesdale is standing with Hester and Pearl when a Meteor illuminates the sky. The meteor has brought light to the dark sinful area of Dimmesdale's life. Dimmesdale saw an A in that meteor, meaning he will share Hester’s fait. The meteor illuminates for all to see, it is almost the opposite of the forest. The meteor shows all were as the forest conceals all. The meteor is almost as bright as the sun. The sun illuminates all day and the meteor for a second at night. Dimmesdale doesn’t tell people his sin when the meteor is illuminating ,he tells it when the sun is illuminating. The sun is health and warmth and it breaks into the darkness and illuminates