read and were fans of Hawthorne’s through his good writings and his bad. He wanted to avoid any social biases in his writings because he could form some enemies and lose some fans. The arrangement of Hawthorne’s introduction is constructed to demonstrate his main purpose and his inspiration. The purpose of the piece was to explain on why he wrote “The Scarlett Letter” and to be informative as well. His purpose also was to explain his inspiration, which was the artifact while working in Salem’s Common House. Hawthorne states his purpose throughout the two paragraphs. The arrangement of the introduction builds Hawthorne’s credibility or ethos before the reader begins the novel. The arrangement allows Hawthorne to communicate with his audience
