【正确答案】：
THE WORK TELLS US A SIMPLE BUT VERY MOVING STORY IN WHICH FOUR PEOPLE LIVING IN A PURITAN COMMUNITY ARE INVOLVED IN AND AFFECTED BY THE SIN OF ADULTERY IN DIFFERENT WAYS.HE FOCUSES HIS ATTENTION ON THE MORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OR CONSEQUENCES OF THE SIN ON THE PEOPLE AND THOSE MAIN CHARACTERS, SO AS TO SHOW US THE TENSION BETWEEN SOCIETY AND INDIVIDUALS. 
【题目解析】：本题考查《红字》的内容和主题。《红字》讲述了生活在清教徒社会的四个不同身份的人以不同的方式卷入并受到通奸罪的影响。主题：他将注意力集中在罪对人和主要人物的道德、情感和心理影响或后果上，从而向我们展示了社会和个人之间的紧张关系。