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Reoccurring Symbols In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Works

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Nathaniel Hawthorne has many reoccurring symbols in multiple works. Hawthorne uses symbolism in his work to express a meaning that is deeper than what he shows. These symbols can be as obvious as a marking on one’s body or clothes or it can be something that is a worn. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s use of symbolism in “The Birthmark, The Scarlet Letter, and The Ministers Black Veil expresses the sense symbols that give a deeper meaning than what is being said. The birthmark of a hand expresses the grip that mortality holds to the highest and purest human figures, lowering their status and rating them with the lower figures. This technique was selected as Georgiana’s responsibility to darkness and sin. Georgiana’s birthmark represents her humanity.

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