Despite having a degree in literature, I have never taken an American Lit class, so I am on a mission to educate myself.  The Scarlet Letter seemed like a good place to start as a) the stage version was coming to town and I’m a big fan of the ‘read the book first’ approach to adaptations; b) compared to some other ‘classic’ novels, The Scarlet Letter is relatively short; and c) I’m a big fan of Easy A (which I didn’t realize at the time […]