Ch+1-Setting,+symbols

__Symbols__

 * The Rosebush** next to the Prison Door symbolizes how nature can outlive man's adventures, yet at the same time the narrator leaves a definite imagery of what it symbolizes.


 * The Scarlet Letter** symbolizes Hester Prynne's shame. The letter "A" represents adultery, for her sin. Later in the story it becomes a symbol for "able" when she gets her life back on track.


 * Pearl** is a symbol of her mother's consequence for her sin and represents a different version of her mom.

__Setting__
This book was set in Massachusetts in the late 1840's. In a Puritan Society.