Answer:
You don't have to worry about punishments if you commit a crime.
The answer is B improving U.S. relations
The correct answer is: "People in the community fear becoming similarly shamed."
Indeed, Hester Prynne has been convicted of adultery because of giving birth to a child out of wedlock. This is not only considered a sin by the very religious and Puritan society of her time but a crime under their theocratic laws. Her Scarlett letter is a form of public shaming that completely ostracizes her from her society and most people scorn her for her sin.
It's 2017 now so it was 2517 years ago to 500bc and 1517 to 500AdD
