Summary of the book Scarlet Letter using symbolism and quotes from the book.

Everyone commits sins, but in Puritan times, one was looked at as somewhat of a lower class if a sin was committed. Not only that but the punished was very cruel. That's exactly what happened in The Scarlet Letter. In this book there are a great variety of themes, conflicts, and of course the symbols that can help understand a story better. The scarlet letter took place in Boston in the year 1642. Hester the protagonist …

…morals and not to become a sinner. At the end of The Scarlet Letter, hester went away after the dead of Reverend Dimmsdale. She later returned without Pearl. She became a respected and important part of the community. She then died and she was burried by the side of Reverend Dimmsdale's gave "A space was left between Dimmesdale's and Hester's graves, as if they would never be side by side, even in death" (Hawthorne, 127-128).