The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a personal account of a Puritan woman, who is being tried for a sinful crime. This timeless classic, which is full of adultery, betrayal, promiscuity, subterfuge, and intrigue, would make a great coming attraction for a Hollywood movie not to mention a great storyline for this book. This literally masterpiece is set back in seventeenth-century Boston; this setting is the main character's problem because if it was set in today's time, there would be no problem with this sinful act. Hawthorne recounts the tragic life of Hester Prynne, which is full of hardships, mystery, and betrayal.
             Hester's life was a long and twisty road, but in that day in time she deserved ever bit of pain and despair that she could bare. Hester Prynne had an affair outside of her marriage, which is called adultery, and gave birth to a child from this sinful act. Hester was forced to stand on a scaffold for hours with her daughter Pearl because of her act of adultery, but I would say that the real hardship for Hester was that nobody had enough courage to stand with her. Neither her husband nor her mysterious lover had enough guts to face their problems up front, so because of this Hester was alone. Her husband was too afraid of ruining is social image to admit to being married to such a woman, but he and Hester made a deal. The deal was that if she didn't tell that he was her husband then he would not harm her lover, who is at this time is still unknown but to the author. So the idea was made, and they went their separate ways, but still Hester was alone and depressed.
             Mystery was an excellent addition to this novel because Hawthorne knew when to keep things a secret until the right time. During the beginning of this book, a dark, deformed character enters the yelling crowd, that is torturing Hester with cruel and brutal words. This mysterious man ends up being Hester's husband, Roger Chilli...