Description
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a classic historical novel set in seventeenth-century Puritan Massachusetts. Hester Prynne is publicly shamed and forced to wear a scarlet letter after giving birth to a child outside marriage. Refusing to reveal the identity of the child’s father, she faces the judgement of a strict and unforgiving community.
As Hester tries to build a life for herself and her daughter, the consequences of her actions continue to affect everyone involved. The novel explores sin, guilt, shame, hypocrisy, punishment and redemption, while questioning the rigid moral and social values of the society in which Hester lives.
A good choice for readers who enjoy classic literature, historical fiction, American literature and novels that examine morality, social judgement and human nature.
