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The scarlet letter

The scarlet letter

Authors: Nathaniel Hawthorne

Output data: Нью-Йорк, 1850 г.

Inventory data: inventory № 100392

Annotation:

The Scarlet Letter is a full-fledged work of fiction that tells a story using literary techniques, character descriptions, plot development and various themes. This novel tells the story of life and society in 17th-century Puritanical New England. The main theme of the book is moral conflict and sin against social norms. The Scarlet Letter is considered one of the most famous works of American literature and has become a classic of world literature. The main character, a young Englishwoman, Esther, married an elderly doctor, with whom she moved to Boston. Soon her husband went on a trip and did not give any news about himself for many years. Left alone, Esther could not resist the feelings she had for the young priest... and she brings a child into the world after an extramarital affair and is forced to wear a red letter "A" on her clothes - a symbol of adultery. The whole book covers the themes of sin, guilt, morality and the contradiction between personal and public morality.

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