Which work uses the title to suggest beauty in mundane produce?

• A. The Baby Party
• B. The Scarlet Letter
• C. Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket
• D. Old Man at the Bridge

Answer: (B)

Recognizing how a title can turn a simple object into a symbol helps explain this item. The Scarlet Letter uses the scarlet letter itself as a symbol that grows in meaning beyond a mere mark. The color scarlet evokes beauty and vitality, while the letter signifies sin, guilt, and social judgment, yet it also reveals resilience, humanity, and the capacity to see value in even painful experiences. This juxtaposition shows beauty arising from something ordinary—a letter on a garment—through the power of symbolism and context. The other titles lean more toward depicting scenes or events rather than elevating a mundane object into a meaningful emblem, so they don’t illustrate the same idea as clearly.