The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne s, magnum opus, tells the story of Hester Prynne, who gives birth two years after separation from her husband and is condemned to wear the scarlet letter A on her breast as punishment for her adultery. She resists all attempts of the 17th century Boston clergy to make her reveal the name of her child s father while she struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.