Literary Analysis "The Scarlet Letter"

"The Scarlet Letter" is a romantic fictional story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in the spring of 1850.

1) Setting: Seventeeth century in Boston, Massachusetts.

2)Tone: Thoughtful

3)Theme: Do not sin. In that time sinning was severly punished.

4)Symbols: 1.the scarlet letter "A" represents what Hester is known as, an adulteress.
                   2. Pearl, Hester's daughter represents her mothers sexual sin.

5)Characters: Hester- She was sent to live in america by her husband Roger Chillingsworth but he never followed her. While waiting for her husband she has an affair with reverend Dimmesdale. When she has Dimmesdale's baby she is put to shame and scorned by the town. She is forced to wear an "A" on all of her clothing and face the town members everyday for punishment.

                       Pearl- Hester's daughter. Pearl is a symbol of Hester's adulterism. She  was almost taken away by the govener because he felt like Hester was not a fit mother. She does'nt know who her father is.
                       Roger Chillingsworth- Hester's husband. He shows up in town and finds out what has happened to Hester. He tells nobody that he is Hester's husband. He forgives her but swears to find out who the babies father is.

                       Reverend Dimmesdale-The man who slept with Hester. When he finds out that he is the father he is afraid to be put to shame like Hester is. As the stroy goes on he begins to feel more and more guilty watching the way people treated Hester.

6) My thougths about the book:  The Scarlet Letter portrays classic examples of how publish humiliation and jugmentalness can cause self doubt. After reading this book I feel more compation and less arrogant thoughts on someone I do not know. Readng this book helps your not judge a book by its cover.