Why does Hawthorne begin the story with a reflection about the need for a cemetery and a prison? I read the chapter 1 and dont know why the author begin the story like that. The book is called the scarlet letter and question pertains to the first chapter.
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Two bad places for people -- cemetery and jail.
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/s/the-scarlet-letter/summary-and-analysis/chapter-1
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