1. The Scarlet Letter
First, they explain the history of Nathaniel Hawthorne. ... Nathaniel Hawthorne, born in Salem, Massachusetts, July 4, 1804 and died May 11, 1864, was the first American writer to apply artistic judgment to Puritan society. ... They had five children, and the love and responsibility of family life had a humanizing effect on him; however, he also had the burden of supporting four other persons on the uncertain income of a writer. ... The town first requires Hester to wear the scarlet letter and stand in ignominy on the scaffold. ... Hester Pryne's first sin was in evidently adulter...
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- Grade Level: High School