Red v. Black The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is full of symbolism especially in regards to the use of the colors red and black. This symbolism is important to the story and how we perceive the characters in it. Hawthorne uses color association throughout the novel to help accentuate the importance or meaning of a person, event, or object. Red symbolizes many things throughout the novel such as love, passion, lust, and sin. The most important use of red in the novel is the scarlet letter. This piece of embroidered material symbolizes many things. For example, it is a symbol of Hester Prynne’s sin, adultery. “...both men and women, who had been familiarly acquainted
