In June 1642, in the Puritan town of Boston, a crowd gathers to witness an official punishment. A young women, Hester Prynne, has been found guilty of adultery and must wear a scarlet A on her dress as a sign of shame. Instead of killing Hester the courts decided to put her on a scaffold for a si...

All who have read Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" know of the harsh judgment passed by the Puritan society on Hester Prynne's sin of adultery. Hester could not rebel against their punishment, but she defied them in numerous ways. When interrogated for the name of her partner in sin, s...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's obsession with sin spurred him to write several novels unlike any others seen in his lifetime. His writing style was unique for his time and sometimes criticized. He worked most his life trying to write the perfect novel, trying to be a success and finally won out. ...

Nathaniel Hawthorne's obsession with sin spurred him to write several novels unlike any others seen in his lifetime. His writing style was unique for his time and sometimes criticized. He worked most his life trying to write the perfect novel, trying to be a success and finally won out. Na...