Part one of term paper
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter is about a young beautiful woman, Hester Prynne, who comes to Boston from England. While living by herself, waiting for her husband to move to the New World, she becomes entangled in a love affair with the town’s pastor, Author Dimmesdale. After committing adultery, Hester bears a child. She nam ...

Part two of term paper
... and consequences of adultery in all of the novel’s characters. Hester Prynne suffers many consequences of committing adultery. First of all, she becomes pregnant. She has to go through all the pain of childbirth. A symbolic name that means purchased at a great price. Hester is also left out in the social point of view. All of the citizens of Boston look down and condemn her for the sin she committed. Although Hester is clearly a Puritan, she does fully acknowledge her sin and boldly displa ...