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Unit 1 The Scarlet Letter Story source: The film is an adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthornes classic novel about 17th Century northeast America, complete with witchcraft, adultery, and the harsh realities of immigrant (and women’s) life at the time. Nathaniel Hawthorne Nathaniel Hawthorne has been recognized as one of Americas most important writers. He was born in Massachusetts on the Fourth of July, 1804. died on May 19, 1864. America in 17th Century Many of the British North American colonies that eventually formed the United States of America were settled in the seventeenth century by men and women, who, in the face of European persecution（迫害）, refused to compromise（妥协） passionately held religious convictions and fled Europe. THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT Composed by William Bradford Adopted November 11, 1620. In the name of God, Amen. We whose names are underwritten, the loyal subjects of our dread sovereign Lord, King James, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France and Ireland king, defender of the faith, etc, combine ourselves together into a civil body politic, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid; and by virtue hereof to enact（制定为法律）, constitute, and frame such just and equal laws, ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the colony, unto which we promise all due submission and obedience. In witness whereof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cape-Cod the 11 of November, in the year of the reign of our sovereign lord, King James, of England, France, and Ireland the eighteenth, and of Scotland the fifty-fourth. Anno Domini 1620. Characters Director: Roland Joffé; Starring: Demi Moore, Gary Oldman, Robert Duvall; Released: October 13, 1995; Running time: 135 minutes; Genre: Drama Synopsis In 1666 Hester Prynne arrives in Puritan Boston to find a place for herself and her husband, Roger