Question

what is the total number of symbols that Hawthorne uses in The Scarlet Letter?

You've asked an impossible question, since symbols can't be quantified. What one person sees as a symbol may be meaningless to another person.

Thank you for using the Jiskha Homework Help Forum. Here are some sites that list symbols for The Scarlet Letter:

1. http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/scarlet/themes.html

2. http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/The-Scarlet-Letter.id-167,pageNum-85.html

3. http://www.123helpme.com/view.asp?id=16944

4. http://www.studyworld.com/newsite/ReportEssay/Literature/Novel%5CScarlet_Letter_3.htm

5. http://www.freeessays.cc/db/18/esv276.shtml

There are more sites online but this should definitely help you!