The event: "Nevertheless, just to be sure, Hawthorne picks one of the roses and explains that this will serve "to symbolize some sweet moral blossom" which, he says, will "relieve the darkening close of a tale of human frailty and sorrow." This event struck me. It struck me, because you get an image of Nathaniel Hawthorne picking roses and picking symbols for them. A sweet moral blossom gives me an image of Hester Prynne, also being a human of frailty and sorrow. The roses grew outside the jail where Hester Prynne was kept. (Pg. 278)
The event: "She has an infant in her arms, and what with this and "the heavy weight of a thousand unrelenting eyes," is really burdened down. This event struck me, because you can imagine what Hester went through. The heavy weight of a thousand unrelenting eyes gives you a clear view of how painful the punishment was. She had to go through that weight, everyday of her life. I'm surprised that Hester didn't die sooner because of all that pain and misery. (Pg. 279)
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