The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel about a woman named Hester Prynne. In the novel Hester has committed adultery. The novel tells about her struggles and how she deals with them. The novel shows symbolism as well with the letter “A”. The significance of the letter changes from the beginning of the book to the end. According to the Elements of Literature pg. 1202, a symbol is a person, place, thing, or event that has a meaning in itself and it also stands for something more than what it is. In the beginning of the story the letter “A”, which Hester has to wear upon her breast is a symbol of sin it shows that she ha