... colonial New England and center around themes such as morality, guilt, good vs. evil, sin, punishment and criticism of the past (Turner, 135-138). His deep infatuation with these themes is strongly evident in his most famous novel; The Scarlet Letter, which tells the tale of a young woman who commits adultery and is persecuted by her Puritan community for committing such an immoral sin ... . Additionally, as punishment for her adulterous crime she is forced to don a Scarlett "A" on her clothing as a constant reminder and symbol of her ... sin. His 1851 novel, The House of Seven Gables, ...

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