Cristian Gonzalez

The Scarlet Letter Scandal Project

Choose a person who has been shunned by society and/or history or who has been involved in a scandal.
Decide which letter they should wear as a result. You must write a short biography of your person and explain the
scandal in which the person was involved, and then explain the letter and meaning of the letter that you have
assigned the person. (Keep explanations classroom appropriate. The letter may be decorated in any manner that
you see fit. (Again, keep it classroom appropriate!) Added challenge- accurately use vocabulary from any of our
vocab. lists

Due Date: Oct. 7, 2016

The perpetrator: Frank Sinatra
Summary of the Scandal:

Frank Sinatra was a highly influential American who led a successful career in the arts of
music and film in the 20th century that diverted the attention of others. At the age of 23, he was
perpetually accused of committing infidelity against a woman of good repute, leading into two
different charges that resulted in his life-long career.
His scandal began in November 26, 1938, where he was allegedly accused and charged of
seducing a woman, leading into a second charge of committing infidelity on December 22, 1938.
Before the second charge, Sinatra was shunned by society and received many complaints leading
into the persecution because of the fact that it was later revealed that the women was married. He
paid a bond of $500 to be released and then continued his seductive ways towards women, which
eventually led to a bad boy attitude that appealed to all generations. Overall, his bad boy
attitude led to his successful career in acting and music.

The Letter:
Thorough explanation of your choice of letter to represent the wrongdoing

The letter I was used to represent

infidelity as Frank Sinatra was in relations with a married woman who was being unfaithful to
her husband due to Sinatras devious acts. The letter I includes a masking of Sinatra
participating in a mug shot with an incoming of his fame in music shown by the music notes.