Mood In Scarlet Letter

Many authors have a special symbol in their novels that holds a meaningful purpose. Mood and tone help provide the meaning behind the symbol to the reader. In The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, he uses mood and tone to enhance the symbol of the rosebush in many ways. To begin with, the tone of Chapter 1 is melancholy. The scenery of the chapter is very gloomy and dark. “ A Throng of bearded men, in sad-colored garments and gray…” (33). The quote sets the scene of the beginning of the novel knowing that is it gloomy and promotes sadness. On the contrary the mood of chapter 1 is optimistic. The mood shows the beauty and promise that the rosebush holds. “ This rosebush, by a strange chance, has been kept alive in history;... had merely