1. The Scarlet Letter takes place in puritan New England and is the story of Hester Prynne and how she committed adultery in a time where this was an unheard of sin. She was condemned to wear a scarlet A forever. At first people shunned and ostracized her, but she never stopped giving to the community and being an all around altruistic person. Soon people saw her for the good person she was on the inside instead of the cheating harlot that she was previously seen as.
2. The theme of this novel is to withhold judgement on someone based from what you've heard, until you finally know what kind of person they are. Redemption is also a key theme in this story.
3. The tone is quite bitter and not very happy.
