The event that occurred at the onset of "The Scarlet Letter" is
"The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne begins with the description of two structures that were erected by the Puritans.
The first was a graveyard and the second was a prison. The narrator informed the reader that the first prison in Boston was located in Cornville.
The jail structure was described in ugly terms. According to the narrator, it had weather stains and showed signs of aging.
The jail had a dark side to it that reflected its purpose of keeping criminals away from society.
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