Essay | The Scarlet Letter essay

In today's society, there are two separate sides: a good side, and an evil side.  The good side is always seen as a positive influence, while the evil side is always seen as a negative influence.  By definition, evil is sin, or a source of sorrow or distress.  In The Scarlet Letter, the entire community of Boston is confronted by evil on a day to day basis.  Through different characters in the story, Nathaniel Hawthorne demonstrates different depictions of evil and how the community responds up to them.  The three characters into which will be ventured will be Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, Mistress Hibbens, and Pearl.

    The entire story revolves around Hester Prynne and the scarlet letter, but it also shows the community's response to her sin.  People in the Puritan community believe that any type of sin must be eliminated in order to better the rest of...
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