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The works of Hwang Soon Won and Nathaniel Hawthorne deal not only with the original sin but also with salvation from the sin through warm human love. Therefore it is not surprising to find that their masterpieces, The Descendants of Cain and The Scarlet Letter, are similar in many ways: the one searches the original sin in terms of possessive desire for the land, and the other the sin of adultery which the puritans despised most; in each novel the characters have their counterparts, especially Ojaknyo in The Descendants of Cain is very similar to Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter. Ojaknyo and Hester Prynne are playing twofold roles in each work: the role of woman committing the sin of adultery and giving salvation to the heroes, Park Hoon and Dimmesdale. Their twofold roles are implied in the books' titles and their names. The title 'The Descendants of Cain' shows both Cain's sin from Adam and God's abundant grace bestowed on sinners killing his brother. And the title 'The Scarlet Letter' means the letter 'A' worn on Hester's bosom, which symbolizes the sin of adultery and the promise of forgiveness given to men after repentance. They, who are strong in character, have unique thinking different from that of the others. They want to protect the heroes in each work in spite of all troubles sacrificing themselves, never thinking that their love is illegal. They can be the channel of salvation through this pure and warm love, which makes the hero Park Hoon escape from the circumstances and makes Dimmesdale gain victory in the struggle with Chillingworth. Their love is contrasted with their former unnatural love with Mr. Choi and Chillingworth. Through this true and motherly love they can be emerged as a symbol of both adultery and salvation.