chapter 18
"The tendency of her fate and fortunes had been to set her free. The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread."
the letter now adopts the symbol of a passaport that allows Hester to escape from the jail (the society in which she is in). As well as before, the A becomes not the symbol of infamy, but the emblem of a holy and wise woman. The very A makes her special: always exiliated because different from the other women, but in a good way.
If you are going to write about the meaning of the "A" - passport is a good place to start.
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