The impact of The Scarlet Letter as a literary metaphor is perennial. As proof I've attached an article about a judge in Texas who practices doling out public humiliation Puritan style. Follow this link to find out some rudimentary information on Puritan Punishment.
Find the following articles in the high school's Virtual Reference Collection found on the library's home page. Log in and find the articles under Proquest K-12. Read the articles and respond in a Word document to the following: How do you feel about shame and humiliation as punishment for crimes committed? Support your opinion with quotes/ideas/paraphrasing from the articles. After you are through, copy and paste your response into the blog. Blog is due before class tomorrow!
Judge's Strategy of humiliation is strong deterrent; [Final Edition]
Don Jacobs, News-Sentinel staff writer. News Sentinel. Knoxville, Tenn.: Apr 11, 2000. pg. A.6
SENTENCE FOR THEFT IS HUMILIATION IN BEDFORD TOWN CENTER
JON SCHMITZ, TORSTEN OVE. Pittsburgh Post - Gazette. Pittsburg, Pa.: Nov 4, 2009. pg. A 1
