1. The American Literature :Moral
Debate in Scarlet Letter
Maharaja krishnkumarSinhji
Bhavnagar University
 Name : Joshi Jignasha
roll no : o6
Semester : 03
year : 2012 – 2013

2. Written in 1850
17thcentury (puritan Boston)
Calvinistic Conception
strict conformity to
religious rules

3. Puritan Family
Guilt of His Ancestors

5. Chillingworth
Hester
Dimmsedale

6. Adam and Eve
sin
Hester and dimsedale

7.  , "It would be greatly for the public's behalf, if
we women, being of mature age and church-
goers in good repute, should have the
handling of such malefactress as this Hester
Prynne . . "This woman has brought shame
upon us all, and ought to die" (Chapter 2).

8.  Hester says, "That old man's revenge has
been blacker than my sin. He has violated, in
cold blood, the sanctity of a human heart"
(Chapter 17).

10.  Conclusion
 In conclusion, the essay shows that sin has a
disastrous effect on the sinner and on his
relationship with others. It causes pain and
suffering and isolates the transgressor. The
writer of an essay on the novel summarizes it
aptly: "Hidden sin and guilt cause more
suffering than open guilt .

11.  Submitted to Dr. Dilip Barad
 Department of English

12. Thank you