Most think of "story" and remember the characters. Usually, a book is remembered by the characters who are in it and their individual vindications. Contrary to popular belief, individual characters are not what make a story memorable, or even a story at all. It is the the setting that molds the story in it's entirety. The setting is by far the most underrated yet essential part of a story. One could argue that it is Hester Prynne is what makes "The Scarlett Letter" so riveting. However, it is the rigid yet hypocritical Puritans, the fact that is the mid 17th century in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the belief of witches and that the Puritans were God's chosen people, that make "The Scarlett Letter" so engrossing. The exact location of where