Analyze the moral ambiguity in The Scarlet Letter. Consider characters and the
overall theme and story as a whole. Are particular characters, actions,
places, etc. clearly laid out as “good” or “evil?” How so? Why do you
think this is? Given that the Romance genre often is less about “realism”
and more about exploring big deals like good vs evil, how does the lack
of realism in the novel help explain Hawthorne’s themes about morality?
