Name_________________________________Date_____________Period____
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http://www.umich.edu/~umfandsf/symbolismproject/symbolism.html
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to find out what the symbol means.
The Scarlet Letter
Symbols Chart
Symbol
rosebush
prison
prison door
trees/forest
thresholds/doors
water
light/dark
reflections/mirrors
scaffold
letter “A”
red
gold
night/day
vegetation
Pearl
triads (groups of
three)
Black Man of the
Forest
drapery/curtains
Page
Number/
Chapter
Use/Meaning in book
Traditional Meaning (from
Symbolism dictionaries)