TheScarletLetteroffersanextraordinaryinsightintothenormsandbehaviorofthe17thcenturyifAmericanPuritansociety。Thebasicconflictsandproblemsofitsmaincharacters,however,arefamiliartoreadersinthepresent。Thefemaleprotagonist,hasborneachildoutofwedlockandhasbeenjailedforoverthreemonthsandsentencedtowearasymbolofheradultery,ascarletldquo;Ardquo;onherdressatalltimes。Itconcernsaboutthemoral,emotionalandpsychologicaleffectofthesinonpeopleingeneral。Itrsquo;snotsimplyalovestoryorastoryofsin。TheScarletLetterbyNathanielHawthorneusesthescarletletterstosymbolizetheharshnessofPuritansociety,showinghowtheybrandsinnersforlife。 ThestoryhappenedinBostonabout200yearsago。Itnarratesloveaffairsbetweenthreepersons。Thepunishedwoman。HesterPrynneandhishusband。WhocalledhimselfRogerChillingworth。Heisanoldmisshapenmanandadoctor。Hesterdoesnotlovehimatall。Anothermanisayoungminister,Dimmesdale,whohasahighpositionamongministersandishighlyrespectedamonghispeopleintown。HesterandDimmesdaleloveeachother。Buttheirloveisforbiddeninthattime。Itissinful。Duetothis,HesterispunishedbysocietywithaletterAonherchest,whichconsideredanevil,ashame。 Inthisnovel,themainlineseemstobearoundtheletterA。Hesterisbraveenoughtofacethecruelreality。Sheisalwayswithamindofcourage。Shehasbeenalonewithherchildforsolong,withlittercommunication。Shame!Hopelessness!Loneliness!HesterhastoweartheletterAdayafterday,sevenyearsasforpunishmentandillfame。 Whenawomanhaslivedthroughadifficultexperience,hercharacterchangesagreatdeal。Ifshebealltenderness,shewilldie。Ifshesurvive,thetendernesswillleaveher。Hesterrsquo;scharitabledeedsandquiethumilityhaveearnedherareprievefromthescornofthecommunity。Theletteronherchestrepresentsherworkonearth,alwayshelpingothers,withoutexpectinganythanks。Neverafterwards,doesthatscarletletterleaveherchest。Thetownspeoplenolongerviewtheletterasapunishment,butratherasrepresentinghergreatstrengthandbraveryandthysayitmeansldquo;Ablerdquo;。 ButArthurDimmesdale,hissinagainstHesterandPearlisthathewillnotacknowledgethemashiswifeanddaughterinthedaylight。Hekeepshisdreadfulsecretfromallthoseunderhiscareinthechurchforsevenyearsforfearthathewilllosetheirloveandwillnotbeforgiven。Heistooweaktoadmithissins。Hesuffersfrommysterioushearttrouble,seeminglycausedbypsychologicaldistress。Whatrsquo;sworse,heisanadvisortothetownspeopleabouttheirsins。 AfterMr。Dimmesdalersquo;sdeath,noonechangesmoreinappearancethanRogerChillingworth。Allhisstrengthandenergyhasbeenusedtoharmhispatient。Thisunhappymanhasmadehisaiminlifetoaddtothesufferingoftheyoungminister。Whentheeviloldmannolongerhassuchapurpose,thedeviltakeshimbacktothehell。Itisacurioussubjectofobservation,however,whetherhatredorlovearenotofthesameplace。Eachtakesagreatdealofemotionfromoneperson。Thetwofeelingsseembasicallythesame,expectthatoneissmileduponbyGod,whiletheotherisworshippedbythedevil。 ThetwolovershaseverdecidedtofleetoEurope,wheretheycanlivewiththeirdauthterPearlasafamily。Theyfeelasenseofreleasethere。However,theirplanfailshellip;hellip;WhenHesterdies,sheisburiednexttoDimmesdale。Thetwoshareasingletombstone,withadeepcoloredletterAshiningbrightly。