The Scarlet Letter

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How was your week been? Was it good? Have you read any novels on this week? Surely!
For novel lovers out there.. SHOUT OUT!!!

We have a new book review for you guys!!!
It is the book entitled The Scarlet Letter written by Nathaniel Hawthorne..
Did you guys know? This book was published hundreds of years before. It was on the year 1850.
Not even your grandparents were born when this book was first published.

This book was very popular back then, and guess what? Yes, it is still popular up until now.. :)
So, this is the book that we have read..

Brief history about the author

• Was born on July 4, 1804, in Salem, Massachusetts, U.S.
• Entered Bowdoin College in Maine in 1821, and graduated on 1825
• First novel was Fanshawe which was published in 1828
• Also write collection of stories- Seven Tales of My Native Land, and Twice-told Tales.
• Married to Sophia Peabody
• He also worked as a measurer and a Surveyor
• He was a very hardworking writer
• He was nominated the American consulship at Liverpool and Manchester, and traveled to other countries like France and Italy
• Return to Massachusetts in 1860 and continued writing until his death on 1864.

About the book

• 224 pages
• 24 chapters
• Language used - classic English
• Year published- 1850
• Genre- Gothic and psychological romance
• character - Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, Pearl

The book of The Scarlet Letter

Summary of the book

Inside the jail is one Hester Prynne, an adulteress who's just about to be released from prison so that she can be paraded through town, displaying the scarlet "A" that she's been forced to wear as evidence of her adultery. How do we know she's an adulteress? She's got a baby daughter, Pearl, but her husband has been away for two full years. Even we can do the math on that one. Despite all the shaming, Hester protects Pearl's father from punishment by refusing to give up his name.

The adultery parade is winding through town when… Hester's long-lost husband arrives in disguise! Once she's back in prison, he shows up and orders her to keep her mouth shut so he can carry out his evil plan of ferreting out and seeking revenge on her lover. For some reason, she agrees.

Hester's husband tells the townspeople that he's a physician named Roger Chillingworth. He's a smart fellow, so he realizes pretty quickly that the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is the likely father of Hester's baby. Obviously, his next step is to stalk the minister day and night. The minister is too afraid to confess his sin publicly, but he's feeling pretty guilty, not to mention antsy from Chillingworth's constant examination, and also maybe in a little pain from strange red mark that's on his chest

Oh, and this goes on for seven years.

Finally, Hester realizes that her husband has been doing some really evil psychological manipulation to the man she loves, and she reveals Chillingworth's true identity to Dimmesdale. They planned to settle in England and create a new life together. 

Yay, happy ending!

Or not. Dimmesdale suddenly backs out and confesses his sin to the townspeople on the scaffold where Hester was publicly shamed seven years earlier. He goes out surprisingly by ripping his shirt open to reveal the mark on his chest, just before dying.

That's all very dramatic and satisfying, but it's not the end. About a year later, Chillingworth dies and leaves all his money and property to Pearl, which means she and her mom can finally get themselves out of that awful community and return to England to build a new life. Yay, happy ending for sure this time!

Not quite. Years later, Hester actually return to the colony, resuming the scarlet letter of her own will. When she dies, she's buried near the minister, and they share a gravestone marked with the letter "A".

Our suggestion and thoughts

• This book is a very good book for everyone especially to those who loves romance type books and love type books
• The story of the book is interesting and meaningful.
• There are many lessons that can be learnt from this book.
• The book was worth reading
• Possible problems : at the beginning of the book, the plot was not well elaborated, about Chillingworth's character.
• Overall, we are satisfied with this book.
• We would read more books like this in this future.
• Last but not least, this book can improve our vocabulary because it uses a wide usage of vocabulary.

Lessons that can be learnt from this book

• Committing adultery is a wrong thing to do. No matter how long your life companion leaves you, you should not commit such things as adultery, because it is a sin and it is a very serious offense to your spouse if you do it.
• We should not judge any person by only looking at his look or in other words, do not judge a bok by its cover. This is because, in the book, it shows how a guilty person that repent is better than someone who wants to revenge on someone and become more evil each day.
• Lastly, honesty is very important in every aspects in life. for example, if Arthur is honest, he could have settled the problems seven years before he dies. Another example is, if Hester is honest enough towards her husband, she would not commit adultery with Arthur.

Conclusion.....

well, we think that is all for this book, all that we can share we have already shared it here.. 

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That is all from us today.. 

Thank you very much for reading.. !!! :) 

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See you in the next session for another interesting book that could explode up you mind.. !!

My Rating

well... my rating for this book is.. quite average .. because its interesting... but not that great.. well. its 7/10..

haha. but make sure you guys read it! ok? until next time guys..