Themes of the Scarlet Letter

. The Scarlet Letter, a novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1840, is mainly about the Boston Puritans of the 1600’s. In this novel, Hester Pryne has to wear an elaborately designed “A” on her breast because it represents that she is an adulteress. Hawthorne uses numerous themes to show his views on man and society and the two important themes he discusses are isolation and that true repentance must come from within. (72). Hawthorne had used many …showed first 75 words of 495 total…

…showed last 75 words of 495 total…also on the outside. In conclusion Hawthorne had used many ways of showing how true! repentance can come from within, as seen by the examples just shown. (180) In all, Nathaniel Hawthorne showed many ways how The Scarlet Letter symbolizes isolation and how true repentance can come from within. He had shown his views on man and society very thoroughly in his many symbols and these two themes that were described in this novel. (46) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**