How Does Nathaniel Hawthorne Use Nature In The Scarlet Letter

In many parts of life, humans must “look deep into nature, and then will understand everything better” (Albert Einstein). In life, everything is not simple. If people living in this world today want to find themselves and where they stand, they must dig deeper and explore beyond their own thoughts and ideas. Often times, Nature becomes that place to explore those thoughts and ideas. Nature plays a pivotal role to the society we live in because if the world was filled with just people, everyone would be aggravated with each other and unhappy. Many times, people go to nature which they consider their "Happy Place" which helps them clear their minds and take a second or two. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses nature as an avenue for self expression. Within the pages of his romantic novel, the character's lives revolve around how
To Pearl, her relationship with nature is related closely to her relationship with her mother. At the point where the brook stands between them, "Hester felt herself, in some indistinct and tantalizing manner, estranged from Pearl, as if the child, in her lonely ramble through the forest, had strayed out of the sphere in which she and her mother dwelt together, and was now vainly seeking to return to it" (Hawthorne 181), It becomes very troubling for Hester, as well for Pearl. Pearl is troubled because Nature is blocking her from getting to her mother. At this point in time, Pearl wants to stay away from her mother because she sees the Scarlet Letter is now missing. From the start of the story, Hawthorne uses many descriptive words about how Pearl reacts to Nature. The Scarlet Letter means a lot to Pearl because she does not want to see a change in her mother and she knows that the letter represents Hester. As the letter is removed, Nature is interfering between Hester and Pearl. After many attempts of Hester getting Pearl, Peal does not cross the Brook to