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The novel opens with Hester Prynne standing on a scaffold, ostracized by the Puritan community for adultery. She refuses to reveal the identity of her lover, who remains a secret. Forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" as a badge of shame,Hester navigates life as a single mother, raising her daughter Pearl.