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Nathaniel Hawthorne may have been forgotten by man but still there are people who remember him from this book. The Scarlet Letter is the only book written by him which is considered as his masterpiece. It is a fictional book which is set in the 18^th century where people were quite narrow-minded. Sin, guilt, and legalism are the main things which Nathaniel has tried to explain and explore in this book. This is the only book that got him much recognition as a writer among the reading circles. However, the Scarlet Letter was enough to do that. This book is still considered as one of the most beautiful novels of the 19^th century. This is a story of a mother who had her first child, a girl through an affair. You can download The Scarlet Letter Pdf absolutely free from our site. Let us now review it.

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About the Author Nathaniel:

Nathaniel is one of those American novelists who were never truly acclaimed. Still, Nathaniel managed to be in the history books mainly because of his masterpiece The Scarlet Letter. He was an American novelist, Dark Romantic and also a short story writer. Many of this short stories are famous, though. He had a family background quite different from a normal one. He was born on 4^th July 1804 and died on May 19^th, 1864 at the age of 60. John Hawthorne was one of his ancestors. He was a part of the jury in the Salem Witch Trials and was never repented for his actions. His family came from England and became the proper American citizen. The Scarlet writer is the only book that became his masterpiece and is still popular in the reading circles. Let us move now to review and summarize this book in the best way.

The Scarlet Letter Summary:

A big opening part of the book includes the introduction and history of the book. It mentions about how this book came into being and some other things. The story is about a woman named Hester, whose illegal affair led her to give to a daughter. She is brought to the trial for this crime. Her husband who is a scholar and supposed to be here doesn’t arrive. Not that he betrayed her but he lost his way somewhere in the sea. She never tells about her husband and would never reveal his name. The Scarlet letter then became her punishment and also public shaming. She is even brought to the elders of the city but she again refuses to reveal her husband’s name. She does not want him to be facing the same shame she faced in front of the whole city.

However, his husband shows up later and decides to seek revenge on the people who ashamed her. He also decides that he would never reveal his identity in front of the people. Hester is the only one who truly knows that who he is. He starts practicing medicine in the city while working underground to take revenge. They don’t even live among the people of the city. Instead, they build a house on the outskirts of the Boston City. He, however, never forgives himself for what he had done and self-punishes himself. Years pass and now their daughter is 7, a beautiful child girl. One day when her mother and Pearl (the daughter) are returning from somewhere, they find him (the father) punishing himself for his crime. They stop him from doing that and decide that they are going to recognize him publically. What happens next? It is yours to find out.

The Scarlet Letter pdf Review:

This story reminds us of many social problems that people had or still facing related to sins and punishment especially related to sex and affairs. Things that were considered wrong in the societies before and they are being practiced normally. We need to look out many things that are considered bad for the society. We need to review and solve them right now because they may become legal later but many will suffer in this current time just like Hester, her husband and Pearl did. Maybe these things will become a normal thing later and that’s why we need to review it now and save many people from suffering. Plus, the genius of Nathaniel is that he explained these things quite beautifully without hurting or criticizing anyone. These are the social problem and need to be solved by the society. Sin, Guilt, and punishment are the main themes in the story.