The Importance of Historical Fiction

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The book can be very dated for students reading books now. The fact that it is historical fiction is not just an interest if if you're going to get something out of it, he says. "He doesn't have much nice to say about Puritans or their society"

The Scarlet Letter is often included as part of a high school reading curriculum because it's good at teaching people about symbolism, and it's good at teaching people about symbolism because it uses a half-dozen symbols roughly 700 times apiece.

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