The Scarlet Letter

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The Custom House Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24

Themes

All Themes Sin Individuality and Conformity Puritanism Nature The Occult

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Hester Prynne Pearl Arthur Dimmesdale Roger Chillingworth The Narrator Mistress Hibbins Governor Bellingham

Symbols

All Symbols Red and Black The Scarlet Letter Pearl

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The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
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The Custom House
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24

Themes

All Themes
Sin
Individuality and Conformity
Puritanism
Nature
The Occult

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Hester Prynne
Pearl
Arthur Dimmesdale
Roger Chillingworth
The Narrator
Mistress Hibbins
Governor Bellingham

Symbols

All Symbols
Red and Black
The Scarlet Letter
Pearl

Theme Wheel

The Scarlet Letter Study Guide

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Kestler, Justin. "The Scarlet Letter." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 22 Jul 2013. Web. 23 May 2019.

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Kestler, Justin. "The Scarlet Letter." LitCharts LLC, July 22, 2013. Retrieved May 23, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-scarlet-letter.

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