Scarlet Letter Critical Review Paper
             The Scarlet letter is a very important and impacting story to the time back then on the East Coast, to now in 2002. It is a love story that is broken up in several different ways. Sometimes you may think it's just a story about how leaders in that time handled things. This could be true. You may also think it's a story of the Devil and revenge on one another. That could be true. Or, you may think it's a story of a woman coping with the trademark of an adulterer. All of these things should be taken into consideration when dealing with the thought of the Scarlet Letter story. It is not only a love story, but also a story of leadership, revenge, and all ends with misfortune.
             First of all, the Scarlet Letter could be defined as a story of love. This story could truly be a love story. The main plot to the story is love. The reason that Hester wore the scarlet letter is because she was in love with a man. In most old love stories, it usually happens at the end that a big misfortune happens and the two lovers are separated either by death or the world's rules. In Romeo and Juliet, the two had a big misunderstanding and died right next to each other. So many things can tell us that the Scarlet Letter is a love story. One thinks while going into this story that the main character is in love and is in trouble for it. The lover remains a mystery, but the story goes on as a love story.
             Second of all, the story could also be portrayed by a story that of leadership. The leadership in the times of these was very harsh. If you stayed on their good side, you will remain unharmed. If you were to get on their bad side, well, you could just forget your dignity because it's history. Hester Prynne had to wear a red letter "A" upon her chest for all of her life to signify that she was an adulterer. She had to stand before the city because she committed a v...