Marked with the scarlet letter “A,” it was created as a symbol of shame, but Hester comes to think of it as symbol of self-identity. Just as the scarlet letter “A” was the symbol of the adulterer, in the novel, Dandelion Wine, the “Time machine,” A.K.A. Mr.Freeleigh, is the representation for the past and all of its contents. In addition to using the time machine, Bradbury implants symbols to illuminate the importance of preserving life, the ongoing changes of society, and the everlasting threat of death.

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