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Reading Journal #1

Reading Journal #1: Due Tuesday, 9/16
1-2 pages, typed, double-spaced

Why is the Puritan community of The Scarlet Letter so concerned with the problem of adultery? What is the nature of the threat that Hester poses to community values, and how does the community attempt to contain that threat?

Posted by Lisa Trochmann on September 9, 2008 1:39 PM |

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