The Scarlet Letter

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A stark and allegorical tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne's exploration of the dichotomy between the public and private self, internal passion and external convention, gives us the unforgettable Hester Prynne, who discovers strength in the face of ostracism and emerges as a heroine ahead of her time.

subjects: Fiction,  Puritans,  Puritans in fiction,  History,  Adultery in fiction,  Adultery,  Illegitimate children,  Illegitimate children in fiction,  Triangles (Interpersonal relations),  Clergy,  Married women in fiction,  Married women,  Clergy in fiction,  Revenge,  Revenge in fiction,  Women immigrants,  Women immigrants in fiction,  Massachusetts in fiction,  American fiction,  Women,  Women in fiction,  Study guides,  New England in fiction,  Social life and customs,  Examinations,  Juvenile fiction,  Young adult fiction,  England in fiction,  Vocabulary,  Historical fiction,  SAT (Educational test),  English language,  Nathaniel Hawthorne,  Littérature,  Adultère,  Femmes,  The scarlet letter (Hawthorne),  Puritains,  Romans, nouvelles,  Romance Norte Americano,  Manners and customs in fiction,  Religeous Extremism in fiction,  Interpersonal relations,  Human relations,  Mortal Sin,  Hester Prynne (Fictitious character),  Illegitimacy,  Women tailors,  Readers for new literates,  High interest-low vocabulary books,  Sound recordings for foreign speakers,  Study and teaching as a second language,  French,  Psychological fiction,  Manners and customs,  Scarlet letter (Hawthorne, Nathaniel),  Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864,  German,  Spanish,  American literature,  Non-Classifiable,  Children's fiction,  Boston (mass.), fiction,  Massachusetts, fiction,  American fiction (fictional works by one author),  Prynne, hester (fictitious character), fiction,  Fiction, historical,  New england, fiction,  Clergy, fiction,  Man-woman relationships, fiction,  Married people, fiction,  Fiction, psychological,  Drama (dramatic works by one author),  Fiction, romance, general,  American literature, history and criticism,  Large type books,  FICTION / Classics,  FICTION / Literary,  Fiction, general,  Reading comprehension,  Problems, exercises,  Readers (Adult),  Foreign speakers,  Study and teaching,  Readers,  English language, textbooks for foreign speakers,  Fiction, war & military,  Puritanos,  Novela,  Mujeres,  Adulterio,  Frau,  Ehebruch,  Interpersonal relations, fiction,  Puritans, fiction,  Fiction, historical, general,  Young women, fiction,  Adulteresses,  Histoire,  Triangle (Relations humaines),  Enfants naturels,  Immigrantes,  Femmes mariées,  Vengeance,  Clergé,  Classics,  Literary,  American literature (collections),  Economic policy,  World War, 1939-1945,  Economic aspects,  General,  Dictionaries,  Long Now Manual for Civilization

People: Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864),  Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1865)

Places: Boston (Mass.),  Massachusetts,  Boston,  New England,  England,  History,  United States,  Neuengland

Times: Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775,  Colonial period, ca.1600-1775,  19th century,  17th Century,  To 1775