If there were no guilt in crime, or in adultery, Hawthorne's book The Scarlet Letter couldn't have been written. One can infer that, just like today, most frowned upon adultery, and most crime...
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a American Gothic novelist, he was known to write the dark vision of human nature and the ideal of puritan. he wrote alot of story stories and novels.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a very popular writer. He is still thought to be America's first great writer. He is known for writing literature such as The Scarlet Letter, and "The Minister's Black Veil."
A few stories/novels/books he wrote are:Rappaccini's Daughter The House of Seven GablesFanshaweThe Blithedale RomanceTanglewood TalesThe Dolliver RomanceThe Custom HouseThe Marble FaunThe Scarlet...