annotated bibliographies

Colacurio, Michael J. "Footsteps of Ann Hutchinson: The Context of The Scarlet Letter." The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2005. 304-31. Print. 

While I was researching for my paper I came across this criticism. Michael J. Colacurcio explained how Hawthorne used Ann Hutchinson in the novel to compare Hester his fictional character to real life Puritan women who sinned in their society. He states how Ann and Hester are similar because of how they turn out to be good influences on other women. But Hester had to catch up to Ann's good deeds since it took her time to come out and give back to the people. Ann sin was different then Hester's but they both came out to be strong independent women.

Hawthorne, Nathaniel, and Leland S. Person. The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2005. Print.

Another source I used was the actual novel. The book is about a woman named Hester who commits the sin adultery and has to face the consequence and wear the letter A on her breast. She has to live with what she has done and with her daughter Pearl she thinks about the evil she has brought into the world. As the years go by she washes all the evil away with the good deeds she does for other people and for herself. Sh also runs into conflicts with her husband and the man she had an affair with.

Railton, Stephen. "The Address of The Scarlet Letter." The Scarlet Letter and Other Writings. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2005. 481-500. Print.

The last source I came across was really interesting. Stephen Railton's main focus was Hawthorne's audience when he was writing The Scarlet Letter. He knew that the Puritans wouldn't be thrilled about this writing but he wanted to take the risk and write a novel about a women who addresses challenge to the strict society. He wanted to use this novel as a way to get people to realize the deeper meaning of the story. He didn't want the readers to hate Hester but she whats really in her heart.