Hawthorne’s emotional, psychological drama revolves around Hester Prynne, who is convicted of adultery in colonial Boston by the civil and Puritan authorities. She is condemned to wear the scarlet letter “A” on her chest as a permanent sign of her sin. The narrative describes the effort to resolve the torment suffered by Hester and her co-adulterer, the minister Arthur Dimmesdale, in the years after their affair. In fact, the story excludes even the representation of the passionate moment which enables the entire novel. It begins at the close of Hester’s imprisonment many months after her affair and proceeds through many years to her final acceptance of her place in the community as the wearer of the scarlet letter.
*sigh* I have a 350+ word Essay and a poem I have to write based on this book. My English teacher was not playing. She made sure this “break” from school was fun-free. This might just be the driest I’ve ever read. The plot is amazing but the way Hawthorne worded this book just puts me to sleep
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