Scarlet Letter is about a woman in the 17th-century Boston who, despite her husband being presumed dead, became pregnant and later gave birth to a littler girl. Hester Prynne, the woman, was made to wear a scarlet letter A on her chest everywhere she went to let the world know that she is an adulteress. The book demonstrates ideals of sin, guilt, and strength.
* For a more detailed description of the book - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scarlet_Letter
The book has been challenged and banned in schools for various reasons, including the sexual content. Despite the fact that there are no sexual scenes within the book, many challengers have called the book "pornographic." It was also challenged because of the Puritan ideals presented in the book that parents didn't want their children being exposed to.
* For more information on the bannings - http://www.favorite-banned-books.com/the-scarlet-letter.html
Do you think that this book is inappropriate for students in the middle/high school age groups? The book centers around the idea that this woman had sex outside of her marriage and was condemned for it. Is this too sexually explicit to be read by young adults or children? Could young people be taught something by reading a book about the struggle of a woman in the past to even experience outside of a husband who is presumed dead?
* 5 points extra credit
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