重启之命运:植树造林的文章

"The path strangled onward into the mystery of the primeval

forest"(179). This sentence displays just one of the multiple

personalities that the forest symbolizes in The Scarlet Letter written by

Nathaniel Hawthorn. In the Scarlet Letter the forest symbolizes much

more than one might imagine. Each character brings out a

different side of the forest, however the forest also brings out a

different side in each character. For some the forest may be a place of

sinister thoughts and wrong doing, but for others it is a place of

happiness and freedom.

The first encounter with the forest we have symbolizes just some of

the evil that lingers within the darkness of the forest. As Hester and

Pearl are leaving governor Bellinghams estate they are confronted by

mistress Hibbins who explains that the witches are meeting in the forest,

and she then invites Hester to become more deeply involved with her evil

ways. "Wilt thou go with us tonight"(113) asked mistress Hibbins, yet

Hester refused to sign her name in the black mans book on that night. She

explains that the only reason she does not sign is because Pearl is still

in her life. At this time the forest itself is a open door to another

world, a wicked world that would take her away from her present situation,

but that is not the only door that the forest holds.

The forest is an open door to love and freedom for both Hester and

Dimmesdale. It is a place where the letter on their bodies can no longer

have an effect on them if they choose. A world ruled by nature and

governed by natural law as opposed to the artificial strict community with

its man made puritan laws. Its as if the forest represents a key to the

shackles the Hester and Dimmesdale have been forced to wear, all that they

have to do is unlock it. Although if they choose not to unlock them, they

begin to dwell on the things that they have done to deserve the shackles.

In this the forest represents a thing of truth, weather it be good or bad.

In pearls eyes the forest has a totally different concept. To

Pearl the forest is like a best friend. It treats her as if she were one

of its own. The animals do not runaway at her ever move, instead they come

to her with open arms. The light is chasing her no matter where she goes.

She is able to run and play freely to her innocent hearts content. She can

do that because her heart is innocent and the forest recognizes that.

When reading this book you can look deeper into the forest and find

more powerful symbols inside. The sunlight is one of the most obvious of

them all. While Pearl plays in the forest the sunlight seems to find her

no matter where she is standing. At the same time it will not cast a

single glimmer of light onto Hester, until she removes her scarlet letter.

Then at that point the sun breaks through the dense trees and gazes upon

her. The light is a symbol of purity and truth. It does not shine on

Hester when she has the letter because the letter itself is not pure, even

though everything underneath the letter has become pure through the years.

The Brooke that runs through the forest is also full of symbolism.

At one point of the story the Brooke represents a wall. "Then strange

child, why does thou not come to me?"(205) asks Hester. She explains that

she will not cross the Brooke because she Hester is not wearing her letter.

To Dimmesdale the Brooke then becomes a boundary between two worlds, a

world of peace and freedom and a world of lies and guilt. The Brooke is

also known to symbolize one more thing throughout the entire story. It is

often suggestive that the Brooke often represents pearl. One reason is

because the Brooke has an unknown source, Pearl also has an unknown source,

meaning that most people don't know where the Brooke or Pearl came from.

One more similarity between the two is that the Brooke is woven trough a

dark and often evil forest, yet the water does not stop traveling. Pearl

is in the exact same situation. Throughout her hole life she has been

unwillingly woven into the evil and sorrow the her mother deals with. So

just as the Brooke she keeps on going.

As you have seen there is a fountain of symbolism in the Scarlet

Letter. The forest is one of the most symbolized objects in the entire

story. It is one thing that can bring joy, sorrow, freedom, and evil to

your life, but most of all the forest brings you truth. Once you walk into

the forest lies no longer exist. This is show in every example given, that

the truth comes out in the forest no matter what. Maybe that is why these

characters go there, because it is the only place truth exists.

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大树能帮我们制造氧气，造福全人类，美化城市。我们要保护好大树，大树是我们的朋友。我们不能把它当做敌人。多少次砍伐树木导致的悲剧发生的在我们的身边。这难道还不能引起人类的重视吗？当人们砍伐树木的时候，为什吗不去想想自己着吗做的后果？
当我们在大街上散步时，经常会看见很多垃圾在马路上放着，我们应该感到羞耻。我们人类把美丽的地球搞得如此的乌烟瘴气，把美丽的大街变成了垃圾桶。
近年来，地震，洪水数量有所增多。这是人类遭到大自然的报复了，人类把大自然惹火了，自然界也会报复了。
虽然随着社会的发展，人类的环保意识有所增加，但是还不够。随着禁塑令的产生，白色垃圾污染明显减少。但是使用环保袋的人数却不多，环保袋虽然贵了点，但是可以重复利用。人们可能认为塑料袋比较方便，可是它不可回收。烧了后会排放毒气，危害人类的生存。可能还会影响气候变暖，为了我们的子孙，我们应该选择更适合人类的方法。
随着私家车的增多，尾气排放也对人类造成了很大的威胁。虽然私家车方便，但是现在公共交通已经很方便了，并且很多城市已经使用天然气公交车了，不会排放有毒尾气。所以现在人们倡导乘坐公共交通出行。不少城市地铁为人类提供了便利。
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有些人虽然没有砍伐树木，但是大量挥霍财产，把自己的钱财给用的一干二净，我们需要节制地使用自己的钱，做点对自己和国家的有益的事情啊！
保护大自然，需要每个人的配合；保护环境，从我做起。