Written in the 1850's, "The Scarlet Letter" indeed protrays the events during the 1650's, the time of Puritanism. It documents the lives of three tragic characters, each of whom suffer greatly because of his or her sins. In these years, people expresses themselves as being pure, sinless, so when Hester commits the Adultery sin, people in the town starts to gossip on who the father must be. Many characters in the novel defines the true …showed first 75 words of 215 total…

…showed last 75 words of 215 total…father of Pearl, seeks revenge on whom did it and what to do when he finds out. The true theme of "The Scarlet! Letter" comprehends itself as a romance. However, Hawthorne's romance should not be based only on the definition on the word. Writing many different events and mysteries contributes romance in a sense of morbid and a plunge of oneself into a pit in order to ascend to a higher potential. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** none