... For instance, even the definition of the word, "Scarlet" carries with it sexist connotations. Scarlet as defined in Webster's New World Dictionary is "sinful, specifically whorish" (Webster 532). In sum, the main plot of the novel is this: Hester Prynne is a women living in seventeenth-century New England. She is convicted of committing adultery. At the beginning of the novel, Hester is forced to wear a scarlet letter, A, on her ... dress as a sign of her guilt. She steadfastly refuses to reveal the identity of her adulterous partner. However, her husband ... a romantic interpretation. ...

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