At the start of the novel, the audience finds out that Hester has committed adultery. The entire community looks down on her for her crime. The A first means Adultery. The magistrates gave the A for adultery as the one and only meaning. They did not perceive it would become other things. As the book moves on the A also represents Agony and Alienation. The A represents these because Hester and Pearl are ostracized from and by the community. Her only role in the community is to be a symbol of criminal. Hester and Pearl are alone together with nothing. They have to make do, and Hester has to find a way to make a living. During these times Hester and Pearl come to love each other greatly and the Scarlet Letter starts to represent Affection. Hester still loves Dimmesdale even though she cannot be...