Today we examined how symbolic interpretation adds complexity to the text. We noted how Dimmesdale perceives the meteor that lights up the sky as the letter"A" while the sexton interprets the A -like shape to signify "angel." We further analyzed textual passages the elucidate the conflict between a character's persona and his true self and then discussed the passages arguing that such disparity in effect causes the individual to evaporate or cease to exist. In this way, I addressed how ironically the narrator portrays the branded sinner ,Hester, as the character least tainted . I further introduced the symbolic contrast between light and darkness , and ,black and red, that pervade the novel.