Scarlet Letter - Part III

Having just finished the book, here are my final thoughts: The Scarlet Letter is certainly an integral part of American literature in general. The reason for this being is that the themes it invokes the harsh theme of adultery in a way that's okay for those in an academic position to read. While it may not be the most appropriate reading in that case, it certainly delivers this theme nicely in a way that society at the time of which this is set in would have reacted. What makes it interesting is that it still applies to today in some ways concerning its philosophical depth. In terms of its philosophy, it is strong in its Christian thematic elements such as the way it relates the situation at hand to the woman caught in adultery. As a Christian myself, I find it interesting in this aspect as well as the fact that Hawthorne managed to pull it off so well at the time. Props to him for that.