[单选题]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.