The society in which we live in today has evolved a great deal since the seventeenth century. One of the most evident changes was the moralistic attitude towards sins, crimes, and the like. The definition of evil has metamorphasized since the era of Hester Prynne. Hester Prynne, the principle character in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, was forced to endure public humiliation. She was condemned for her actions and her punishment was to bear the infamous scarlet letter. She wears this scarlet letter ‘A’ to signify that she is an adulteress and an outcast to society. The Puritans of Boston eschew a....

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