My Favorite Piece Of Literature

My favorite piece of literature that has been discussed this semester would have to be The Scarlett Letter. The piece of literature would have to be one of my favorites because it is based on real life situations, and it also shows a old fashioned and old way of thinking. Back in the day, they believed that adultery was a sin, and therefore someone who commits adultery should be punished. However, nowadays people cheat on their significant others, and it is not considered a sin, and people do not get punished except for maybe the occasional heartbreak from a breakup. The story showed me how much society, culture, and people's mentality has changed from back in the day, and how all of those factors being changed could impact the whole story. The Scarlett Letter was a very interesting piece of literature, it had many ups and downs, and made me sit at the edge of my bed while reading, seeing if the truth would be revealed. The book made me realize that one mistake or an action can change one's life forever. Having Pearl changed Hester's life, even if it was for better or for worse, but it most definitely did change it. I loved the fact that there was a secret that the people did not know about and for a while in the story neither did we the readers. Not knowing who the father was, who Hester's husband was, and what the whole picture was, made even more excited to read the story and find out. The suspense of what will happen next made the book even more amazing, and after finding out the secrets, it was not over there was always more, and there was always something that made one not be able to put the book down. The book, and the mentality of the people in it may be different than the people if this generation, but there may be some similarities than one might think. The book is one of my favorites and I will never forget it, and the emotion and thoughts I had while reading it.