The Scarlet Letter: Beginning

The first few chapters are used to intoduce Hester and other key characters to the reader. Also some of the themes are presented in this beginning portion. The overall theme of Sin is introduced through the scarlet letter "A." representing adultury. The theme of Sin is relating to the puritan culture, holding the belief of "Origional Sin" and also believing that sin needs to be brought out into the public in order that any type of healing were to occur. The first initial scene with hester and the scaffolding is representing her certain lonliness in her Sin, whereas in the future scaffold scenes the situation is changed.