"Public Rebuke" is the masterpiece of the American writer Nathan Hawthorne, which tells a story of complex moral issues, sin, repentance and justification. In this novel, the author considers important themes such as public morality, the justification of one's actions before society and one's own conscience, and recreates the atmosphere of Puritan New England of the 17th century. The main character of the book, Hester Prynne, becomes the object of public condemnation due to the illegitimate birth of a child. She is symbolically forced to wear the red letter "A" on her chest, which becomes a constant reminder of her own mistakes. The integrity of the power of the church and society over human lives in the vividly reproduced microcosm of Puritan society is a key element in the development of the plot. Through skillful and incredibly emotional language, Nathan Hawthorne forces the reader to dive into the depths of the human soul and feel the complexity of the moral dilemmas that troubled Hester Prynne and other characters in the book. "Public censure" is a work that leaves its mark in the hearts of readers and makes one think for a long time about the eternity of good and evil, about what is really a sin and how to justify it.