All acts in the scarlet Letter were selfish acts of people.

The Selfish Acts of People People are constantly living their lives trying to be the best people that they can be. They want to be kind, generous, and giving, however it is possible to be those things, but for what reason do people want to be kind and giving? Often true acts of kindness occur from the heart, nevertheless no act is completely selfless, no matter how beneficial to others; the person who commits the …

…wants to do. Many acts appear as if selfless when actually motives inside the person can make them become more self oriented. It is impossible for one to do a deed that is not valuable to the person who commits the deed. Many situations may arise where this would appear not true, yet if one digs into the core of the situation it can always be proven. People live to please themselves, it is unavoidable.