"The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Essay discusses themes, plot, and symbolism.

The Scarlet Letter is set in the colonial time period in Boston, Massachusetts when accusations of trivial crimes and dull felonies were high. But not all were for nothing. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's book, he depicts the scene of everyday life in colonial towns where the every move of everyone is either ripped apart and criticized or put on high. This very well describes the book. Hester Prynne, the main character, committed adultery and was forced to wear a scarlet letter bearing an "A". The father of her illegitimate child, Pearl, is revealed to be Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale to both the re…