Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?

Who wrote The Scarlet Letter?

• A. Nathaniel Hawthorne
• B. Herman Melville
• C. Mark Twain
• D. Nathaniel West

Answer: (A)

This question tests your knowledge of author identification for a classic American novel. The Scarlet Letter was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1850. Hawthorne is closely associated with themes of sin, guilt, and social judgment set in Puritan New England, which is exactly what this work explores. The other authors listed are known for different major works: Herman Melville wrote Moby-Dick, Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Nathaniel West wrote The Day of the Locust. So the author who wrote The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne.

This question tests your knowledge of author identification for a classic American novel. The Scarlet Letter was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in 1850. Hawthorne is closely associated with themes of sin, guilt, and social judgment set in Puritan New England, which is exactly what this work explores. The other authors listed are known for different major works: Herman Melville wrote Moby-Dick, Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Nathaniel West wrote The Day of the Locust. So the author who wrote The Scarlet Letter is Nathaniel Hawthorne.