The Scarlet Letter
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About This Book
Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and will not reveal her lover’s identity. The scarlet letter A (for adultery) she has to wear on her clothes, along with her public shaming, is her punishment for her sin and her secrecy. She struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.
Chapters (27)
- The Scarlet Letter
- THE CUSTOM-HOUSE
- THE SCARLET LETTER
- I. THE PRISON DOOR
- II. THE MARKET-PLACE
- III. THE RECOGNITION
- IV. THE INTERVIEW
- V. HESTER AT HER NEEDLE
- VI. PEARL
- VII. THE GOVERNOR’S HALL
- VIII. THE ELF-CHILD AND THE MINISTER
- IX. THE LEECH
- X. THE LEECH AND HIS PATIENT
- XI. THE INTERIOR OF A HEART
- XII. THE MINISTER’S VIGIL
- XIII. ANOTHER VIEW OF HESTER
- XIV. HESTER AND THE PHYSICIAN
- XV. HESTER AND PEARL
- XVI. A FOREST WALK
- XVII. THE PASTOR AND HIS PARISHIONER
- XVIII. A FLOOD OF SUNSHINE
- XIX. THE CHILD AT THE BROOKSIDE
- XX. THE MINISTER IN A MAZE
- XXI. THE NEW ENGLAND HOLIDAY
- XXII. THE PROCESSION
- XXIII. THE REVELATION OF THE SCARLET LETTER
- XXIV. CONCLUSION
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