In the novel The Scarlet Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne illustrates the 17th century life of Hester Prynne, an adulterer, and her daughter Pearl. Hawthorne portrays Hester's good qualities throughout the novel, even though her sin cast her and her daughter out of Puritan society. Additionally, in 2010, director Will Gluck created the film Easy A, many say it is an identical and updated version of The Scarlet Letter. The film Easy A illustrates the story of a teenage girl; Olive Prendergast is accused of prostitution because of rumors at her school. Despite opposing cultural and social contexts, the similarities in the overall plot between hiding secrets, the effect of sin, and being able to help others are why Will Gluck's film Easy A is the modern version of the novel The Scarlet Letter. novel, Hester keeps secrets to protect herself, her daughter Pearl, and her lover Dimmesdale. Hester hides from Puritan society that Dimmesdale is Pearl's father in order to protect Dimmesdale's position in the church. When the town asks Hester to admit who the father is, she says, "'I won't speak!' " answered Hester: "And my child must seek a heavenly father; she will never know anything earthly! " " (78). Hester was willing not to share even though Dimmesdale wanted her to confess and that would allow Dimmesdale to help his relative Pearl. This demonstrates Hester's good character, even though she mocked the fact that her lover had great power in the community when he was just as responsible. Additionally, Hester never shares the mysterious Doctor Chillingworth's true identity with society, for fear of hurting her lover. As Chillingworth begins to get closer to Dimmesdale and affect his middle of paper......, originally she was trying to help others by abandoning her reputation. To the boys she helped, she was seen as a kind and helpful person. As a result, both characters throughout their history have been selfless and helped others regardless of the cost to their reputation. The plot of the novel The Scarlet Letter and the film Easy A are overall very similar. Even though not all the minor details are the same, the most important points and theme are the same. Between the powerful secrets Hester and Olive kept to keep their reputations intact and protect people, the major impact their sins had on their lives and the place they held in society, and the way both characters helped the others and were considered capable made the film and the novel very similar. Will Gluck's Easy A is the updated and optimistic version of the classic novel The Scarlet Letter..