Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English.How does Hawthorne prove himself to be one of the best symbolists?

Give a brief answer to each of the following questions in English.How does Hawthorne prove himself to be one of the best symbolists?

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.