![]() Indeed, still tied to Britain in its cultural formation, Hawthorne's novel offered a uniquely American style, language, set of characters, and-most importantly-a uniquely American central dilemma. First and foremost, the United States was still a relatively new society, less than one hundred years old at the time of the novel’s publication. The Scarlet Letter was an immediate success for a number of reasons. ![]() ![]() Hawthorne's novel is concerned with the effects of the affair rather than the affair itself, using Hester's public shaming as a springboard to explore the lingering taboos of Puritan New England in contemporary society. Set in seventeenth-century Puritan Massachusetts, the novel centers around the travails of Hester Prynne, who gives birth to a daughter Pearl after an adulterous affair. ![]() Published in 1850, The Scarlet Letter is considered Nathaniel Hawthorne's most famous novel-and the first quintessentially American novel in style, theme, and language. ![]()
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