"The Scarlett Letter" Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Symbols of The Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter, a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, takes place in Boston, Massachusetts (Massachusetts Bay Colony), in 1642, during the time of American Puritanism. This is a time where punishments were more harsh than what we have today. Hester Prynne commits adultery, and her punishment is to wear an A on her bosom and stand on a scaffold for three hours every day for the rest of her life, along with her child, Pearl. She received this punishment only for the circumstances she was in, others guilty of this crime were executed. …