Which one of the following state

Which one of the following statements about Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is true?
A、Hawthorne intended to tell a love story in this novel.
B、Hawthorne intended to tell a story of sin in this novel.
C、Hawthorne intended to reveal the human psyche after they sinned, so as to show people the tension between society and individuals.
D、Hawthorne focused his attention on consequences of the sin on the people in general, so as to call the readers back to the conventional Puritan way of living.
【正确答案】：C