Symbolism

Question

whats one quote that describes or uses the symbol " The Forest " and what is hawthorne using the symbol to signify?

Asked by kendy v #468906 on 10/9/2015 2:33 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 10/9/2015 2:46 AM

Answered by Aslan on 10/9/2015 2:46 AM

The forest represents the wild and untainted frontier that is free of Puritan hypocrisy and unnatural rules,

Her intellect and heart had their home, as it were, in desert places, where she roamed as freely as the wild Indian in his woods. ch 18