Nathaniel Hawthorne: The Scarlet Letter (Illustrated Edition)

ISBN-10: 1692938649
ISBN-13: 9781692938642
Series: Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pages: 110
Language: English
Published: 2019-09-16
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Description

Born in Salem, Hawthorne raises in the book the lifestyle and morals of his Puritan ancestors from the middle of the 17th century. The themes of intolerance, sin, repentance and grace are in the center of the author's attention.The main heroine - Hester Prynne - conceived and gave birth to a girl while her husband was away. Because it is unknown whether her husband is alive or not, prudish citizens impose her to a relatively light demonstrative punishment for a possible marital unfaithfulness - she has to stand near the shameful post and have on her clothes letter "A" (short for adultery), embroidered with red threads, for the whole life.