<p>Symbolism in the Scarlet Letter – Honors: According to the article on Hawthorne’s symbolism, “A symbol is something which is used to stand for something else. In literature, it is most often a concrete object which is used to represent something more abstract and broader in scope and meaning – often a moral, religious, or philosophical concept” (76-77). Clearly, symbolism plays an important role in Hawthorne’s novel. Read chapters XII “The Minister’s Vigil”, XIII “Another View of Hester”, XIV “Hester and the Physician” and XV “Hester and Pearl” (chapters 12-15 for the Roman Numeral impaired. As you are reading, find at least 10 examples of symbolism in these chapters (for each example that you find beyond 10, you will get one point extra credit – up to 20/10 pts). You will need to 1) Tell what the symbol is 2) What Page/s you first found the symbol on (you may also choose to write down the sentence that the symbol is in). 3) Tell what, in your opinion, the symbol signifies (THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT PART). For example – the mention of the wilderness in the novel often symbolize the unknown/feared/savage/evil.</p>