The three most important aspects of The Scarlet Letter: Movie Versions: The Scarlet Letter (1979) The Scarlet Letter (1995) Easy A (2010) Major Symbols: the scarlet A the punishing scaffold a kiss evil sin nature Hawthorne's characters light and darkness color imagery the settings of forest versus village Motifs: death desires doubling dreams education fears passion resentment revenge violence Major Thematic Topics: Puritan society sin guilt conflict between emotions and intellect nature of evil Main Characters: Hester Prynne Arthur Dimmesdale Roger Chillingworth Pearl Setting: Starts in June 1642, in the Puritan town of Boston - story continues over several years. Genres: gothic romance psychological romance (named by Hawthorne) Gothic literature allegoryįirst Published: In 1850 by Ticknor, Reed & Fields Nathaniel Hawthorne's masterpiece is a classic example of the human conflict between emotion and intellect.
The Scarlet Letter's symbolism helps create a powerful drama in Puritan Boston: a kiss, evil, sin, nature, the scarlet letter, and the punishing scaffold. Her lover, Arthur Dimmesdale, remains unidentified and is wracked with guilt, while her husband, Roger Chillingworth, seeks revenge.
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, adulteress Hester Prynne must wear a scarlet A to mark her shame.
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