a forbidden woman; someone with a shady past who is ostracized from the community.
From the book by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter.
From the book by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter.
by katerdidit December 03, 2008
A famous book written by Nathaniel Hawthorne that deals with Puritan beliefs. The main character is a woman named Hester who has a baby, is accused of adultry, and is forced to wear a red letter, "A" on her clothes, so everyone in the town knows she's a skank. Highschoolers are forced to read this book. Only God knows why. At first, the book seams alright. The plot seams interesting enough, because it deals with sex and suspence, but when you start reading it you have to keep your eyes open with clothes pins to avoid falling asleep. Also known as, the most overrated and dissapointing book of all time.
I thought that reading The Scarlet Letter would be interesting, but once I actually started reading the book it made me want to gauge my eyes out with a spork and smear my eyeball blood all over Nathaniel Hawthorne. What the hell was my english teacher smoking when he read this book and thought it was a masterpiece?
by fingersofsalad October 12, 2008
A boring book most highschoolers are forced to read. Written in the 1700's, and is completely irrelevant now.
by mrcaptaiman October 24, 2006
The Scarlet Letter is the worst fricken book ever that our dumbass teachers make us read because they are retarded and like ruining our lives.
by Mateo_4_5_6_ October 19, 2005
stigma related to the infamous incidents
For example, if you were caught to have a sex deal with a prostitute in China, your passport may be stamped with a seal of "lewd worm". This infamous seal is the "scarlet letter"
For example, if you were caught to have a sex deal with a prostitute in China, your passport may be stamped with a seal of "lewd worm". This infamous seal is the "scarlet letter"
by vanderpol August 01, 2010
An amazing novel of ideas that endures as a masterpiece of American literature, but one that is, apparently, pretty hard for some of us to understand or appreciate.
So I heard you're reading the Scarlet Letter for school? What do you think of Hawthorne's use of symbolism to expose the deficiencies of several 17th-century schools of thought?
LOLZ the scarrlet leterr iz so gai
LOLZ the scarrlet leterr iz so gai
by buwers December 01, 2010
by alina is freaking amazing October 01, 2007