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The Scarlet Letter: Hypocrisy Is A Sin
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is about the trials and
tribulations of Hester Prynne, a woman living in colonial Boston. Found
guilty of adultery, Hester's punishment is to wear a visible symbol of her
sin: the scarlet letter "A." Through the book, the reader comes to know
Hester, the adulteress; Dimmesdale, the holy man Hester had the affair
with; and Chillingworth, the estranged husband of Hester who is out for
revenge. The Scarlet Letter examines the interaction of these characters
and the reaction of these characters to Hester's sin. Although Hester's
sin is at first su....
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