From the beginning of the story, the narrator seems to associate nature with more positive feelings when he says that the rosebush reminds all that "the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him". (Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter 477) This suggests that the narrator believes in the darkness of nature and the dangers that it poses. Yet, he sees hope that the forest might not be as bad of a place as most people believe. Hawthorne backs up this glimmer of hope when Hester goes to meet Dimmesdale in the forest. Here, Hester notices the way the light slips through the trees to create a glistening effect as she moves through the forest. Pearl also points out that the light does not shine on Hester because of her scarlet letter. The light was a symbol of goodness, and it shined through the thick foliage above, even so deep in the woods. Soon after that, Hester is finally able to reveal Chillingworth’s identity to Dimmesdale and warn him of Chillingworth’s intentions to seek revenge. The forest provides an atmosphere of truth and reconciliation that the town does not
From the beginning of the story, the narrator seems to associate nature with more positive feelings when he says that the rosebush reminds all that "the deep heart of Nature could pity and be kind to him". (Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter 477) This suggests that the narrator believes in the darkness of nature and the dangers that it poses. Yet, he sees hope that the forest might not be as bad of a place as most people believe. Hawthorne backs up this glimmer of hope when Hester goes to meet Dimmesdale in the forest. Here, Hester notices the way the light slips through the trees to create a glistening effect as she moves through the forest. Pearl also points out that the light does not shine on Hester because of her scarlet letter. The light was a symbol of goodness, and it shined through the thick foliage above, even so deep in the woods. Soon after that, Hester is finally able to reveal Chillingworth’s identity to Dimmesdale and warn him of Chillingworth’s intentions to seek revenge. The forest provides an atmosphere of truth and reconciliation that the town does not