The Scarlet Letter

Origin
Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter: A Romance is a historical fiction novel. Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years of 1642 through 1649. The main character is Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter after having an affair with the minister of her church. When Hester refuses to give the name of the father to the crowd they force her to wear a red letter A on her chest, A for adultery. The story continues to follow her life as she struggles through the judgement of others and her sins. Hester struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity.

Effects
Those in proximity of book’s greatest sins will be carved into their skin, only the first letter