The symbols in Hawthorne’s masterpiece The Scarlet Letter have the characteristics of indefiniteness and multi-sense. Each character brings out a different side of the forest,however the forest also brings out a different side in each character.The forest reflects multi-dimension. The image of "woods" or "forest" in The Scarlet Letter manifests Horthorne's understanding and exploring of the human nature. The forest may stand for individual freedom,innocence,truth,danger and evil as well.
Proper teaching activities are required to improve the students' listening ability.This essay provides some useful activities for both teachers and students to remove the listening comprehension obstacles and to raise the listening level.
