the summary of the Scalet Letter《红字》简介

The Scalet Letter

Hester, a woman taken in adultery, must wear the letter A on her chest for all to see. She refuses to name her lover, the Reverend Mr. Arthur Dimmesdale; keeps her word not to reveal the identity of her husband,who believed to be dead, now calling himself Roger Chillingworth; and raises her daughter, Pearl, on her own. After Hester 's competence and usefulness to the community become evident, some think the letter stands for "able". Destroyed by his lie and guilt, Dimmesdale dies in Hester's arms, and some see a scarlet A on his chest. Destroyed by his single-minded quest for vengeance, Chillingworth bequeaths his vast estates to Pearl, who leaves America to live abroad, depriving America of all her parents have.