The works of Nathaniel Hawthorne all had one thing in common. They all managed to deliver a strong message that often times dealt with the darker side of society. Hawthorne saw that the world was evil and had no problem expressing this view in his writing. Through his books and short stories he covers a variety of topics but one of specific interest is that of secret sin. In the Scarlet Letter the reader is …showed first 75 words of 669 total…

…showed last 75 words of 669 total…forced to live out the rest of his life loathing his fellow man. He had seen into their minds and learned of their secret sin. Because of the nature of man there will always be sin. It is our instinct to be ashamed of this and try to hide it. This practice all too often brings trouble and destroys lives. If people could only think about their actions first so many problems could be avoided.