Scarlet Letter 1.Setting: Where and When does the action of the story take place? The story begins in seventeenth-century Boston, during a Puritan settlement. It takes place in Salem and Concord, Massachusetts; late 1840. A young woman, Hester Pryne, is led from the town prison with her infant daughter, Pearl, in her arms and the scarlet letter "A" on her breast. A man in the crowd tells an elderly onlooker that Hester is ... their appearance, attitudes, motives and anything else that is important to know about the characters. A. Hester is the book's protagonist and the wearer of the scarlet ...

• Word Count: 1337
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School