The Setting in the Scarlet Letter

Background of the "red letter" Calvinism was one of the most important parts of social premises and values ​​in the late 17th century Boston, Massachusetts. As a Calvinist, the Puritan of "deficit" created their political system primarily religiously and created the priesthood that influences standard equality between crime and sin. There is no separation between the church and the state, so the two are blurred into one, which affects social thoughts and expectations in the novel. The most important reason for setting up to become a reality is that the "red letters" develop around adultery.

When we see the background of Nathaniel Hawthorne's "red letter", it is New England's 17th century Puritan settlement. This special place is subject to strict regulation by Puritan in the Massachusetts bay colony as described in "Red Letter". Thanks to their punishment, especially by Hester Prynne, you can see that the inner struggle is buried in people's minds. But you can see that Hester's punishment helped her become a better, independent person.

The "red letter" symbol and setting also reflects isolation and alienation themes that prevent people from finding happiness and true redemption. Hester 's red letter as a symbol reminds us of alienation with society. That is the brand that she is ashamed of her and her sins. As a representative of her and her societal differences (Puritan considers himself to be morally pure and kind), it segregates her from other people, and among those who accuse her of her behavior Increase the disagreement of the opinion. . Luxurious embroidery and burning power symbolizing the pain caused by separation from Hester's society are obstacles between Hester and other countries of the world. "Men wrote the woman's sin in red.This red letter has a powerful and disastrous effect that no sympathy of any human can reach her unless it is sinful like her" (Hawthorne 93). My sin is publicly disclosed and the other is private disclosure