Early in my life I read Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter. Seeing it as an assignment, however, I could not fully understand how to make judgment on its subject matter, nor could I appreciate the novel. Then, required only to decide whether I like it, my answer was simple: “It was all right.” However, I have since learned to think more deeply about parts not only of novels I read but also of the …showed first 75 words of 4832 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4832 total…their negative tendencies pointed out, I will present a disclaimer and will suggest careful thought before reading. However, for those who have not read the novel and would like to find out more about themselves, the novel is an excellent place to begin this shocking process. In my opinion and as is apparent in this essay, anyone who has not read this novel is missing one of the greatest gifts that literature has ever offered.