So That Was "The Scarlet Letter"...

Huh. Well that was interesting.

Honestly, at first, I had almost NO idea what was going on on any given page of the book. I got lost in the intricate sentences that were constantly describing something that I wasn't focusing on. I promise you, there were more descriptions in this book than dialogue. It was RIDICULOUS at some points. I'd get so lost that when we talked about the first few chapters of the book in class, I wouldn't remember anything that everyone else was talking about. But, once I got used to the writing style and a little more dialogue was used, I got a hang of the book and actually liked it. 

I LOVED all the drama involved in the book. Maybe that's because I'm a teenage girl and we like any drama that we're not involved in, but hey, that's just how it is. The story itself was incredible, but predictable. It was almost obvious from just about halfway through the book that Dimmesdale was the father, which took some of the edge off. What got me hooked was Dimmesdale's story and all the pain he was going through. I never knew what was going to happen next when it came to the minister.

I didn't really like how predictable the story was. We were almost positive who Pearl's father was halfway through the book, which I wasn't all that crazy about. Sure we didn't know EXACTLY how the book was gonna end, but we knew a major part of the book only halfway through.

The weight of religion in the community significantly impacted the plot of the story. If religion wasn't such a huge part of Dimmesdale's life, he might not have suffered as he did over his sin. Sure, he'd feel bad, but he wouldn't have torn himself apart over it most likely. Honestly, if religion wasn't so important, the whole story just wouldn't have ever been written and seen as having some truth to it.

Overall, I liked the book and LOVED the drama. The language was difficult to understand at first, but I got it now. (: