... of these strict codes and sex mores can be read in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. Although the story is fiction and nowhere in history have there been any accounts such as Hester Prynne or the wearing of a letter on ones chest. In 1658 in Plymouth Colony a law was passed requiring ... the Bay colony did not follow the same law. Nevertheless, The Scarlet Letter exemplifies the courage and strength of an accused woman as well as providing examples of humiliation and punishment. Throughout The Scarlet Letter Hawthorne covers the issue of adultery during the colonial period. "If ...

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