Scarlet Letter and sin

Sin has been present in the world since the beginning of man. Many cultures have punished sin differently. There is no clear-cut way to punish someone who sinned. The cultures, throughout history, have found ways to punish sinners, either by execution, branding a symbol on the culprit, throwing the culprit in jail, or forcing them into a solitary lifestyle. The Puritan culture would normally have stoned Hester once they found out she had committed adultery, but they decide to mark her with a letter, because of special circumstances involving her sin, to represent her sin. The scarlet letter performs its duty by exposing her secret sin to the community.
Hester’s society alienates her because of the symbol that the scarlet letter stands for. The scarlet letter alienates Hester from the society because it makes her different from the rest of them. The scarlet letter also makes her stand out enough that it seems to take “her out of the ordinary relations with [others], and inclos[es] ...