This document summarizes and compares the novel "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne and the 2009 Indian movie "Tere Sang". It provides details about the plots of both works, which involve extra-marital affairs that result in pregnancies. Key similarities are discussed, such as the denial of abortion and the mother being a stronger character than the weak father. Differences are also noted, such as the characters' ages and whether society accepts their relationships. In both the novel and movie, love ultimately wins and the couples end up living happily together, though in the novel they must leave their village due to lack of acceptance.