<Tab/>Following the narrow dirt path leading away from the town, a person witnesses the gradual changes where all signs of civilization seem to vanish. In some novels, there are two contrasting settings that have great significance to the story, and this is one of them. Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote the book, The Scarlet Letter, which is about a young adulteress named Hester, her daughter Pearl, and Dimsdale, the town's pastor. In …showed first 75 words of 553 total…

…showed last 75 words of 553 total…by the prison door." On the other hand, she is peaceful and quiet in the woods. To conclude, the forest is a place where it is possible to be real. There is no one there to judge or criticize. It is the very embodiment of freedom. The forest can be an escape from law and religion as well as a refuge. Whereas in town, society determines who one must be. And society is always watching.