Letter+A-4

1. The Letter "A" is discussed through out the entire book. Specifically, it is referenced in chapter 2 page 51 in the first paragraph. 2. "...So that both men and women, who had been familiarly acquainted with Hester Prynne, were now impressed as if they behelf her for the first time, -was that SCARLET LETTER, so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom. It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity, and in closing her in a sphere by herself." (page 51 paragraph 1) 3. Brian Johnson: "Clearly, the "A" stands for adultery." Alec Brinker: "When Dimmsdale covers his chest, it means that he has a "symbolic A" because he is the fellow adulterer. Suzy Lee: "I think that the A is symbolic of Hester's public guilt whereas when Dimmsdale covers his chest, he is concealing hidden guilt." 4. Not in the dictionary.