“Putting his mark on the world”, is written by Steven Kurutz. The article goes in depth about one tattoo artists who hit rock bottom, but with tattooing a single white dot on the famous Kendall Jenner his career took off with flying colors. Jonathan Valena was a man who dealt with the darkest times night could bring and the lightest times the sun could shine. His artistry technically is made by the tearing of the skin with ink to fill to make the wound look elegant and fashionably. In “The Scarlet Letter”, Hester Prynne also has a wound which she embroiders to make look fashionable and pretty. It also says in the book how the temporary badge become permanent with Hester, becoming her identity. Another connection with these two works is how
