The first third of the book I read consists of the first eight chapters of the book. I chose this book since it is about a tale of crime and it seems intriguing. This book is different from other books since the book first starts off with a long introductory essay which was called, “The Custom - House : Introductory”. In my opinion, the essay served for three purposes. One was to explain to the reader how he had discovered the manuscript and the scarlet, gold-embroidered piece of cloth as the shape of the letter “A.” He found it in the Custom - House looking through papers. The second goal was to define what a romance novel is. The third was to show autobiographical information about the author. This essay was important and significant since it outlined a way on why the author wrote the “Scarlet Letter” in the first place. …show more content…
It’s because He wants to compose a work that, while not factually accurate, preserves the spirit of her story.
In the first two chapters, it’s about introducing Hester Prynne, the adulterer, to the reader. She is a woman sent to the colonies by her husband, who plans to join her later. She is given the symbol of the acknowledged sinner. The book started to introduce the theme of sin. The first two chapters also had a lot of symbols. For example, the rose outside the prison symbolize A sweet moral blossom found within the Hester’s story. I found this deep since they found something so simple to mean so much more.
In the third and fourth chapter, it’s about having Hester become a “living sermon”. Hester is stripped of her humanity and now serves the needs of the community. Her punishment is expressed in violent