scarlet letter essay1

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…of a father in her life. The main characters in The Scarlet Letter all are alienated in one way or another. Alienation as a factor of injury on the human spirit is clearly shown throughout the novel. Even though the characters suffer from different forms of alienation and react differently to them, the damaging effects of separation, from others or from oneself, reverberate through all the people directly affected by the illustrious act of sin.