【正确答案】：
WITH THE SCARLET LETTER A — THE BIGGEST SYMBOL OF ALL, HAWTHORNE PROVES HIMSELF TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SYMBOLISTS. AS A KEY TO THE WHOLE NOVEL, THE LETTER A TAKES ON DIFFERENT LAYERS OF SYMBOLIC MEANINGS AS THE PLOT DEVELOPS. BUT PEOPLE COME UP WITH DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHICH ONE IS DEFINITE.
【题目解析】：本题考查霍桑小说中的象征主义。霍桑的《红字》是最具象征意义的一部作品。作为整部小说的关键，字母A随着情节的发展呈现出不同层次的象征意义。但是人们提出了不同的解释，但并不能确定哪一个意义才是正确的。
