This document outlines themes from The Scarlet Letter that were identified by student class groups. The themes included forbidden love, inescapable sin, isolation, change caused by sin, origins of evil, individualism vs Puritan society, civilization vs nature, society vs nature, and science vs heart. Students were instructed to relate 3 items from the text, include a theme, match terms, and provide a quotation and question.

1. Themes in Scarlet Letter Identified by Class Groups on October 20, 2010

2. Part 1: Vocab from chapters 13-14Part 2: Relate 3 items! Don’t forget theme.Part 3: MatchingPart 4: 1 quotation and 1 question

3. #1 Forbidden Love and #2 Inescapable Sin

4. #3 Isolation #4 Change Caused by Sin #5 Origins of Evil

5. #6 Individualism vs Puritan Society#7 Civilization vs Nature

6. #8 Society vs. nature

7. #9 Science vs Heart