Nathaniel Hawthorne, author of the famous novel The Scarlet Letter, came from a long line of Puritans. The Hawthorne family name was one of strict Puritan ideals, which translated into topics covered in his literary works. When Hawthorne's father died of yellow fever at sea when he was only four years old, his mother became overly protective and pushed him into isolation. All of Hawthorne's fictional characters are believed to be figurative comparisons between good and evil. Almost all of his characters can be classified as one of these two types. Most of Hawthorne's early stories were published anonymously in 19th-century magazines and gift books, richly decorated compilations of collected essays, short stories, and poems. Through emotional and physical drama and literary elements such as symbolism, Nathaniel Hawthorne conveys his thoughts on who can truly judge a person for their sins, saying that it is not society's job to judge but rather God himself. Emotionally dramatic scenes in The Scarlet Letter show Hawthorne's views on judgment. For example, when Hester leaves the prison and reveals herself to the crowd, her first instinct was to hold her baby closer to her and prepare for what was to come. "After a moment, however, judging wisely that one mark of her shame would scarcely serve to hide another, she took the child upon her arm, and, with a fiery blush, and yet a haughty smile, and a look that would not be embarrassed, he looked at his fellow citizens and his neighbors. On the breast of his robe, in fine red cloth, surrounded by elaborate embroidery and fantastic flourishes of gold thread, appeared the letter A”Carpenter 2(Hawthorne 39-40). as Hester accepts that… the medium of the paper… was powerful and peculiar. All the light and graceful foliage of her character had been withered by this hard outline” (Hawthorne 125). most important symbol in the story, the scarlet letter “A”. Writer Charles Feidelson, Jr., comments on further meanings of the scarlet “A” regarding when the narrator came across the manuscript Hawthorne carefully avoids any explicit references to Carpenter 4's theme of adultery or even the idea of ​​sin. As a single letter, the most indeterminate of all symbols, and the first letter of the alphabet, the beginning of all communication, Hester's emblem represents a potential point of coherence within a multiple historical experience” (Feidelson 33 ). Throughout history, the “A” for “adultery” has morphed into an “A” for “skillful".’.