The Scarlet Letter
by Nathaniel Hawthorne
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Author: Nathaniel HawthorneEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2009-08-27
ISBN: 1448698995
Number of pages: 134
Publisher: CreateSpace
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Book Review: The Scarlet Letter: A brilliant story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
Summary: 5 Stars
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is probably his best known work. Hester Prynne is the wearer of the scarlet A, ornately sewn by her own hand. The letter is punishment for the crime of adultery in Massachusetts during Colonial times. Hester's husband has been missing and presumed dead but she's born a child by another man. She refuses to name the man responsible and carries the burden of their sin on herself. Hester's treatment is unfair, and, in her own way, she punishes the villagers by not hiding her shame. She wears the letter openly, refusing to hide it. This brilliant story raises a number of fascinating moral questions, in addition to giving more than a glimpse into what life was once like, in an earlier day.
Summary of The Scarlet Letter
Published in 1850, THE SCARLET LETTER is considered Nathaniel Hawthorne's most famous novel-and the first quintessentially American novel in style, theme, and language. Set in 17th century Puritan Massachusetts, THE SCARLET LETTER centers around the travails of Hester Prynne, who gives birth to an illegitimate child and is quickly introduced to the ugliness, complexity, and ultimately the strength of the human spirit. Though set in Puritan community centuries ago, the moral dilemmas of personal responsibility and consuming emotions of guilt, anger, loyalty and revenge presented in THE SCARLET LETTER are still timeless today.Classics Books
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