In chapter 7 of the Scarlet Letter, the symbol of the letter on Hester’s chest is shown when her and Pearl look into the distorted mirror in the Governor’s house. As Hester looks in the mirror, she sees her scarlet letter in "exaggerate and gigantic proportions, so as to be greatly the most prominent feature of her appearance”. This is symbolic because she is feeling that her sin is the most important and relevant part of her. People only know her by her Scarlet letter, and that it why is was distorted so largely in the mirror. For Hester, the mirror seems to be the view of harsh reality and truth. When she looks at her own daughter, she feels that she is looking at a devilish figure and not her daughter. This mirror also distorts her eyes
