An allegorical tale of passion, adultery, guilt, and social repression, Nathaniel Hawthorne's ""The Scarlet Letter"" introduces readers to Hester Prynne, America's first fictional heroine. Hawthorne's story is a masterpiece of American fiction, and this updated volume from the ""Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations"" series explores how the author powerfully conveys its theme of the puritanical influence on societal attitudes.

 

This book is part of a book series called Blooms Modern Critical Interpretations .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 209 pages in this book. This book was published 2007 by Chelsea House Publishers .

Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University.