In the book The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a series of important events take place, which are shaped by their settings. Such settings are the fundamental prophets and story-line guides within the book, symbolizing the characters and the paths that they will take. A premium example of such a setting is the brook in the forest. The brook within the of the forest carries symbol of both Pearl as the intended ‘moral blossom’, showing …showed first 75 words of 1014 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1014 total…Pearl continued to reject Dimmesdale and live on as a bastard child. Only when Dimmesdale truly revealed himself to the world, did Pearl embrace him. Only by coming forth with the truth of his relationship to Pearl and Hester, did he break down the barrier represented by the brook; the Brook which carried the sad story of a little girl that bore the burden of forcing secrets that were only whispered, to surface. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**