Part one of term paper
Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the powerful scaffold setting three times throughout his novel, The Scarlet Letter to portray the themes woven into his tale of sin. The title of Hawthorne’s novel alludes to the fact that the scarlet A, the symbol of Hester Prynne’s adultery, plays a main role in the plot of the story. Each scene that takes pl ...

Part two of term paper
... for three hours while the townspeople talk about her wrongdoings. During this scene, the reader learns that the prisoner has committed adultery, a very serious crime in her puritan town, and that she must wear a scarlet letter on the bodice of her dress. This letter is an A, a constant reminder of the sin that was committed. The next scaffold scene involves Hester, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale (the father of Mrs. Prynne’s illegitimate child), and Pearl (the illegitimate child). Here, we find tha ...