The Scarlet Letter, written in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a Romance novel.[1] The book follows the story of Hester Prynne, a Boston Puritan woman discovered to have committed adultery, and who is thus ostracized by her community for the years to come. It is noted for its deep and philosophical themes, including the guilt of sin.
This book is heavily promoted by liberals in schools because it tends to erode societal standards of morality.
Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts, site of the Salem Witch Trials, and Hawthorne's uncle John Hathorne was the presiding judge over one of the trials and the only one who did not later repudiate the trials. Nathaniel hated him for it and The Scarlet Letter is one of many anti-Puritan books written by Nathaniel. The book disparages a moral code as being unduly harsh in ostracizing a woman for committing adultery.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was an anti-transcendentalist believed that everything in nature contained evil. He wrote The Scarlet Letter after he was fired from his job in a customhouse, while supported by savings of his wife.[2]