Book Cover 1

I am currently designing a book cover for my Graphic Design II class.  I chose "The Scarlet Letter", and so i must come up with a creative solution for a book cover that does not follow the same old formula as the many predecessors before it.  Here are some designs that i need to stay away from:

Most of the designs for this book rely on only the letter itself.  I obviously want to use the Letter as an element in the design, however i would like to use it in conjunction with other symbols and use more than "just the letter".