"The Scarlet Letter" Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote "The Scarlet Letter" in 1850 in the highly religious area of New England. ... "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne has many different themes contained in the novel, but the themes of Puritanism vs. ... The Scarlet Letter is chock full of symbolism. ... The Scarlet Letter is wrapped in a deluge of allegorical theories and philosophies. ... Hester, once looked at as a beautiful woman is no longer looked in the same light in society, and in the mirror, "she seemed absolutely hidden behind it (the scarlet letter)." ...

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