The Scarlet Letter

Name: The Scarlet Letter
Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne

by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Novel of sin and redemption in Puritan New England centered on adultery

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne explored the psychological burden of sin and guilt rooted in Puritan New England. His allegorical fiction remains central to the American literary canon.

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