Hawthorne initially thought the novel was too short for publication on its own to pad the length, he included the âCustomhouseâ introduction. Characters have symbolic names and appearances, and many aspects of the narrative can be viewed in a symbolist lens. It explores themes of sin, guilt, repentance, forgiveness, alienation, and legalism. While the plot is simple, the novel is highly allegorical. For her sin, she is made to wear an embroidered scarlet A on her clothesâfor âAdulteress.â She now faces a life of unending shame in the stern and religious Puritan colony, in a part of the world where there are no others to turn to. Hester Prynne has had a child out of wedlock, and its father is a mystery. The novel is set in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony between the years 16. Its first printing of 2,500 books sold out in ten days. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850 it was one of the first books to be mass-produced in America, which helped ensure its immediate popularity and ubiquitous presence on contemporary shelves. Â 16 in the Guardianâs Best 100 Novels in English (2015) Standard EbooksĨ4,436 words (5 hours 8 minutes) with a reading ease of 55.98 (fairly difficult) The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover.
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