The scarlet letter is the letter?

== == The Scarlet Letter is a classic novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1850. It is about a woman who commits adultery and becomes pregnant. The story tells of the problems she has to face everyday in her home town of Boston, Massachusetts. When asked who the father of her child is, she refuses to give up a name and is forced to wear a scarlet 'A' (for adultress) on the bosom of all her clothing so everyone will recognize her for "who she really is".