Scarlet Letter
The forest and the market place have such different atmospheres. People seem to change when they enter one place or the other. The forest is calm and people accept who they are and the life that they lead. In the market place people are arduously trying to lead a good puritan existence.
The forest is a way for Hester and Pearl to live their lives. The forest represents Hester's life. She is isolated in life in many ways. Her husband left her and she had no family. Dimsdale left her with her daughter to raise alone, and the town caused her to abandon it. …
