Hawthorne, Nathaniel. “The Scarlett Letter and Other Writings”. Norton Critical Edition. New York, London: W.W. Norton and Company Inc, 2005. Print.
The Scarlett Letter was a story about a woman, Hester who committed adultery and now must wear the letter “A” on her sleeve. Usually, the punishment would be death, but since Hester had a child, they let her live. Pearl was a result of Hester’s adultery and therefore an evil child. The whole story after that is about trying to find out who committed the sin with Hester. We find out that it’s one of the most respected men of their town, Arthur Dimmesdale, whose name happens to start with the letter “A”. Roger Chillingworth, Hester’s husband, seeks revenge on Arthur and Hester after he finds out. The story ends after Dimmesdale reveals the secret to the town and then dies after being sick throughout the story.
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