The Scarlet Letter
author view on morality?
author's main message(s) about morality?
author's main message(s) about morality?
Hawthorne disliked the Puritans; see his remarks in The Custom House section of "The Scarlet Letter." He is critical of their unforgiving ways so remember that influence in regards to a close reading of the moral message(s) Hawthorne may be sending with this novel.