The Scarlet Letter: Letters from the Heart I'm lonely. Being alone makes me feel like I'm lost, an outcast that doesn't deserve to stay here with the ones I love. They all ignore me now, they all treat me like the sinner I am.It's cold outside and as I wander from door to door seeking warmth and, perhaps, a little compassion from my friends, I recieve neither. Perhaps I deserve it. They aren't sinners. How could they possibly feel what I'm feeling right now? The Scarlet Letter, written by Nethaniel Hawthorn, offers a dynamic outlook at the Puritan Society. It was written in the Romantic era during one of Hawthorns