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Scarlet Letterby Nathaniel Hawthorne; 1 Introduction of Hawthorne; 1 Introduction of Hawthorne;2.The Scarlet Letter: Background;2.The Scarlet Letter: Background;2.The Scarlet Letter: Background;The Puritans believed that all things are controlled beforehand by the will of God. This doctrine is called predestination.;The Scarlet Letter: Background;The Scarlet Letter: Background; The Scarlet Letter follows the public shaming and punishment of a young woman named Hester Prynne in mid-17th century Boston. When Hester becomes pregnant, everyone believes her to be guilty of Adultery（通奸），she has been separated from her husband for two full years. The judge and ministers order her to wear a scarlet letter A on her dress, so that everyone can know about her adultery. ; Protagonists;Hester is released， holding her baby .;Hester recognizes her husband.;Roger detects the minister as the lover.;Arthur is afraid to confess.;Arthur confesses his sin and shows his scarlet A.;Hester and Pearl escape.;When she dies, she is buried near the minister, and they share a gravestone. ;;Chapter One: The Prison Door;Why is the prison the setting of Chapter 1 and what is the implication of the description of the roses?; In the manner that Hawthorne describes it, the prison embodies the unyielding severity of puritan law: old, rusted, yet strong with an iron-clamped oaken door. Puritan law is coated in the rust of tradition and obsolete purpose. But despite the evolution of society, the laws have not kept up. As a result, the door remains tightly shut and iron-clamped. It seems it will take a superhuman force to somehow weaken the mores that control the society in which the story will take place. ;The rosebush itself is an obvious symbol of passion and the wilderness; it symbolizes the ability of nature to endure and outlast man’s activities; Roses appear several times in the course of the story, always symbolizing Hesters inability to control her passio