Adultery In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet
The Scarlet “A”
The scarlet “A” represents adultery. It was an unforgivable sin for the Puritan community, because it’s considers as breaking God’s Law. But she did not give up her life. Instead, she thought wearing the “A” the rest of her life will always remind her what she did, and it will help her to cleanse her soul from her sin. For example, “-- was that SCARLET LETTER, so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom.” (Hawthorne 46) She made the letter very visible and fancy, she accepted her punishment. However, she will have to deal with her inner struggles, because her sin will never acceptable in the Puritan community. Therefore, she was seen as a fallen woman. She will have less opportunity to talk with other people.
The scarlet “A” represents adultery. It was an unforgivable sin for the Puritan community, because it’s considers as breaking God’s Law. But she did not give up her life. Instead, she thought wearing the “A” the rest of her life will always remind her what she did, and it will help her to cleanse her soul from her sin. For example, “-- was that SCARLET LETTER, so fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom.” (Hawthorne 46) She made the letter very visible and fancy, she accepted her punishment. However, she will have to deal with her inner struggles, because her sin will never acceptable in the Puritan community. Therefore, she was seen as a fallen woman. She will have less opportunity to talk with other people.