A Foreshadowing Bright or Dark Future? The use of symbolism of the rose-bush in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter, is ambiguous which brings confusion in the story. At the beginning of the novel, the “let us hope,” (42) can be a use of foreshadowing towards a character or characters that are revealed throughout the novel hinting a bright or dark future. Even though Hester encounters mistreatments, Hawthorne tries to deceive a favorable future for her through the rose-bush, but in reality, the rose-bush foreshadows a miserable future for Dimmesdale. As the novel began an ardent young woman, Hester Prynne, has been accused of adultery. Hester has been led out from a town prison holding her newborn daughter, Pearl, in her hands
