The Mystic Forest
Nature has a pristine beauty which can be displayed through many ways, such as its beautiful evergreen forests. The woods, that naturally appear in nature were used as a symbol in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale decided to take part in an inequitable act that did not purport their true character. The Puritan society in which they lived among, was a religious group who believed that Catholicism needed influenced by the Church of England. They centered their life around the Puritan background, living in the closest form of purity and feeling enmity towards Catholics. Hawthorne provides a symbol of a holy place in the form of a mysterious forest, representing a particular spot for Puritans, like Hester and Arthur, to deprive from law and religion. This allowed them to seek freedom, while bypassing the light and insinuating into the darkness.
Hawthorne uses the forest to provide a “shelter” for members of society, who were looking for a refuge from daily Puritan life. In the depth of the dark forest, both Hester and Arthur bring forth hidden emotions and thoughts. The forest track leads away from the town out into the wilderness where all signs of containment and …show more content…
Nature is related to many things in today's world of writing, like it was in Hawthorne’s anti-transcendentalism movement. The forest being the biggest connection to nature in the Scarlet Letter, it allowed the reader to connect freedom with the woods. Hawthorne wrote this in 1850, which was during the Puritan era. Connecting the Puritans to Hester, it allowed her to explore the world and find natures calming beauty. She then brought it to great value, instead of letting it create discruction among the laws and religion. Hawthorne’s complexity of using symbols to hold a higher purpose in the book was a fatal part in letting the secrets unravel in the
Nature has a pristine beauty which can be displayed through many ways, such as its beautiful evergreen forests. The woods, that naturally appear in nature were used as a symbol in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale decided to take part in an inequitable act that did not purport their true character. The Puritan society in which they lived among, was a religious group who believed that Catholicism needed influenced by the Church of England. They centered their life around the Puritan background, living in the closest form of purity and feeling enmity towards Catholics. Hawthorne provides a symbol of a holy place in the form of a mysterious forest, representing a particular spot for Puritans, like Hester and Arthur, to deprive from law and religion. This allowed them to seek freedom, while bypassing the light and insinuating into the darkness.
Hawthorne uses the forest to provide a “shelter” for members of society, who were looking for a refuge from daily Puritan life. In the depth of the dark forest, both Hester and Arthur bring forth hidden emotions and thoughts. The forest track leads away from the town out into the wilderness where all signs of containment and …show more content…
Nature is related to many things in today's world of writing, like it was in Hawthorne’s anti-transcendentalism movement. The forest being the biggest connection to nature in the Scarlet Letter, it allowed the reader to connect freedom with the woods. Hawthorne wrote this in 1850, which was during the Puritan era. Connecting the Puritans to Hester, it allowed her to explore the world and find natures calming beauty. She then brought it to great value, instead of letting it create discruction among the laws and religion. Hawthorne’s complexity of using symbols to hold a higher purpose in the book was a fatal part in letting the secrets unravel in the