The American Literature :Moral Debate in Scarlet LetterMaharaja krishnkumarSinhji Bhavnagar University Name : Joshi Jignasharoll no : o6 Semester : 03year : 2012 – 2013

Written in 1850 17thcentury (puritan Boston)Calvinistic Conceptionstrict conformity to religious rules

Puritan FamilyGuilt of His Ancestors

Hester

Chillingworth

Dimmsedale

Adam and Eve

sin

Hester and dimsedale

, "It would be greatly for the public's behalf, if we women, being of mature age and church-goers in good repute, should have the handling of such malefactress as this Hester Prynne . . "This woman has brought shame upon us all, and ought to die" (Chapter 2).

Hester says, "That old man's revenge has been blacker than my sin. He has violated, in cold blood, the sanctity of a human heart" (Chapter 17).

Conclusion In conclusion, the essay shows that

sin has a disastrous effect on the sinner and on his relationship with others. It causes pain and suffering and isolates the transgressor. The writer of an essay on the novel summarizes it aptly: "Hidden sin and guilt cause more suffering than open guilt .

Submitted to Dr. Dilip Barad Department of English

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