So far in the book, the scarlet letter begins to symbolize a different meaning than it once did at the beginning of the book. At the beginning of the book, the scarlet letter represents the sin that Hester took place in. It is a way that the town is able to create an outcast out of Hester, by public humiliating her for the thing she did. It symbolizes the pain of having sinned within this Puritan society. The scarlet letter is what shows others the kind of person she really is.

Later on on the book after many years have passed, the scarlet letter is transformed by the action that Hester takes within that time. Instead of the letter representing “adultery”, it becomes “able”, which signifies all the work she has put into reclaiming her pride and helping out others with their needs. At this point, the letter signifies the strength of Hester during her dark times. The pain she had to endure to come out even stronger at the end. The significance of the letter is to show how sins may shape the midst of people, but the actions that one takes after, is what truly matters.

So far, I think that the book is all right. The book is somewhat starting to catch my attention. I know that this book will have a bunch of things happening that don’t make sense. In the end, I hope that all of my questions are answered so that when it is time to do my Book Analysis Essay, it’ll go a lot easier. Hopefully, this book grabs more of my attention.