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A Plot Summary of Hawthorn’s “The Scarlet Letter”

“The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a powerful novel set in 17th-century Puritan New England. The story follows Hester Prynne, a young woman who is branded with the scarlet letter “A” after committing adultery and conceiving a child out of wedlock. The novel explores themes of sin, guilt, redemption, and the hypocrisy of society.

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