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The Scarlet Letter
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When society turns one symbol into a lifetime of shame, courage becomes a powerful form of resistance.
Discover Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, a landmark American novel exploring guilt, morality, social judgment, secrecy, and redemption.
Set in Puritan New England, the story follows Hester Prynne, a woman publicly condemned for adultery and forced to wear a scarlet letter as a symbol of her supposed sin. As Hester builds a life under the judgment of her community, hidden relationships and personal secrets gradually emerge.
Through Hester and the other central characters, Hawthorne examines the tension between public morality and private conscience, as well as the destructive effects of guilt and hypocrisy.
First published in 1850, The Scarlet Letter remains one of the defining classics of American literature.
Discover Hawthorne's powerful exploration of guilt, social judgment, identity, and the possibility of redemption in The Scarlet Letter.
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Publisher
Elm & Ivory PressYear
2026Topic
LiteratureSubtopic
ClassicseBook ISBN
9782700117325
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