Read this excerpt from chapter 1 of The Scarlet Letter.The founders of a new colony, whatever Utopia of human virtue and happiness they might originally project, have invariably recognized it among their earliest practical necessities to allot a portion of the virgin soil as a cemetery, and another portion as the site of a prison.What part of the plot does this excerpt reveal?
Answer
A
It is part of the exposition that describes the importance of the Puritan prison.
B
It is part of the exposition that describes the happiness of the Puritan settlers.
C
It is part of the rising action that reveals criminal activity.
D
It is part of the rising action that reveals the Puritan work ethic.
Explanation
This opening passage provides background about how the colony was established and explains that the Puritans quickly set aside land for both a cemetery and a prison. That makes it part of the exposition, which introduces the setting and its circumstances. It emphasizes the prison’s place in Puritan society, not the settlers’ happiness or a later plot development.
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