New England, the latter half of the 17th century: Hester Prynne is yet again set in the pillory and told she must reveal the name of her daughter’s father. Until she does, she must wear the letter “A” ...

For this, at least for the moment, he has been shunned as surely as Hester Prynne was ... so she wears the scarlet letter alone (just as Schlossberg is punished not just for his sin but for ...