The Scarlet Letter

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…freedom and her womanness. The sunlight also poured down upon her and Dimmesdale. But before Hester and Arthur relieved themselves of their sins, the forest was dark representing their despair. In The Scarlet Letter, archetypes play a very important role. The archetypes gave the book a deeper meaning and also led the reader to a better understanding of the situation. Without these important literary archetypes, the story would have been dull and lost its meaning.