The Scarlet Letter - Before

I expect The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne to be a novel about the harsh punishments in the Puritan era. I anticipate this book to be about how this community would respond to a crime such as adultery.

I chose this book because I am interested in getting to know the Puritan community, their punishments, and how they treated others who had committed sin. I have not read anything about this topic, that is why I am so interested in starting to read about it.

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3 Responses to “The Scarlet Letter - Before”

  1.   JJ Says:
    October 2nd, 2006 at 6:41 pm

    I chose the same book, and for many of the same reasons as you did. I think it is going to be very interesting to see how this “sinner” will be prosecuted in her religion. Personally, I will look forward to comparing this story to today’s society, and seeing how different things were, etc. So happy reading Reg!

  2.   Wasserman Says:
    October 3rd, 2006 at 7:45 pm

    As someone who’s read The Scarlet Letter a few times, I just want to let you know that the actual book is WAY better/more readable/more interesting than the “Custom-House” section.

    Trust me.

  3.   When the hurly-burly's done » Blogging about outside reading Says:
    October 16th, 2006 at 10:02 am

    […]  First, although his initial entry is on the short side, I like what JJ did–he quoted and responded to one of Reggy’s posts, which is exactly why I’m keeping the list of who’s reading what.  I’m trying to facilitate this kind of dialogue, and I trust that everyone will participate. […]