how the scarlet letter effects the characters in the book, The Scarlet Letter

Everyone commits sins, but in the Puritan times, one was looked at as somewhat of a lower class if they committed the sin of adultery. Times have changed, and now the sin of adultery is more common and not as big of a deal, although it probably should be. Two people's mistakes can effect many people in many different ways. Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter is a book about a woman, Hester, who moves to …showed first 75 words of 1704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1704 total…which is probably not for the better. The book just shows how times have changed and proves that nowadays (as well as back then) that some people just don't have enough respect for others. Maybe by reading this book it could change someone's mind on what is right and what is wrong. Everyone commits sins, no one is perfect; but hopefully by reading this book it will make people think twice about what they're doing!