Book Report The Scarlet Letter1.Plot: The Scarlet Letter, the shocking masterpiece written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, mainly tells the destiny of three persons: Hester, Mr. Dimmesdale and Dr.Chillingworth. Hester, a beautiful young woman whose husband, old Dr.Chillingworth was working in another country, was forced to wear a scarlet letter ”A” on her chest, for she had a love affair with another man,that was, the eminent local clergy Mr.Dimmesdale. The letter”A” stood for ”Adultery” , that sh