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Mari

I stare at the paper inme

I don’t understand how this could have happened I understand The Scarlet Letter I read it five tined it for class This paper was the easiest one I’ve written for a class It should have gotten me an A

Instead, the professor gave me a B

I’m tempted to tear the essay in half It’s not like I need it anys in the trash

I’ve never gotten a B on a paper before

College is harder than high school; I understand that For theit, the sarade on this paper proves I’ht

My sto to NYU awell in eneral education classes have been hard Of course, I haven’t gotten a B in any of those classes yet The only B I’ve gotten so far has been in English Lit, and that’s a course directly relevant to my major

Da major?

I love English; I’ve always had my nose in a book When I told lish Lit, they said they already kneould based on my love of the written word Of course, they’re worried about raduation, but even with that concern, they agree it’s the only major that makes sense for me

But if I can’t even get an A on a paper about a book I’ve practically lish Lit Maybe I’

Uncertain, I blow out a breath and toss the essay on rade on the assignht my assessment of Hester’s impossible choice was a novel, unique take on the book

Picking up the paper again, I read over the first page It’s ritten, or at least I thought it was In it, I talk about how Hester thought her husband was dead, so she made the choice to fall in love with someone else, but it wasn’t an easy decision for her I think Hester knew her husband could return, which is why she kept her affair as secretive as possible

Hester made all kinds of choices that h the townspeople didn’t understand them Everyone makes choices, often out of pressure fro what the townspeople thought

Maybe that’s the probleainst the norm was a punishable offense Hence, the scarlet letter Hester was forced to wear