Everyone commits sins, but in Puritan times, one was looked at as somewhat of a lower class if a sin was committed. Not only that but the punished was very cruel. That's exactly what happened in The Scarlet Letter. In this book there are a great variety of themes, conflicts, and of course the symbols that can help understand a story better.
The scarlet letter took place in Boston in the year 1642. Hester the protagonist of this story had committed adultery. She had come to the New World and was supposed to wait for her husband, who was kept by the indians when trying to reach Boston. …
