In the scarlet letter what does is the significance of the forest?

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In the scarlet letter what does is the significance of the forest?

2007-01-10 15:32:00 · 3 answers · asked by Lixxie 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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The forest represents opposing behavioral systems. It's a symbol of man’s temptation.

2007-01-10 15:40:58 · answer #1 · answered by tootsie1115 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hawthorne often used forests (and walking excursions in general) as metaphors for confusion or moral ambiguity. (See the short story "Young Goodman Brown," for example.)

2007-01-10 15:39:31 · answer #2 · answered by chris g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

In fairy tales and in Shakespeare, the forest often symbolizes the unconscious or sub-conscious mind... maybe that will work?

2007-01-10 15:48:15 · answer #3 · answered by jar 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋