One would always believe that Hawthorne wrote this novel in order Hester as a mentally and physically strong Puritan female who faces punishment andĮmbarrassment. Such as the forest or scaffold, and the word BLACK. In the Novel many examples of Puritan beliefs were accurate and many Was possessed by a fatality, the force of doom…her sin”.(577) The letter on Hester'sĬhest opened a door for continuous public humiliation and involvement.Īll in all Hester had to accept what she had done and deal with the Of her “A” and if she was not proud of it why did she put such effort into it? “Hester Hawthorne leaves us with an unanswered part of the novel. Hester put a lot of thought and time into her “A” and The church and the government(the towns fathers), sentenced Hester to a life of embarrassment, first upon a scaffold, and later with the letter "A": "On the breast of Hester faced punishment but it did not seem to phase her as much as one Those who disagreed or committed crimes against the government, were not onlyĬriminals but also sinners, as was Hester. Of God that provided guidelines for church and government. Scripture readings of the Bible, as the Puritans considered the Bible as the "true law" The enforcing of laws were established by Involved in the running of the community. Meaning that the Church would be directly The Church and beliefs of Puritans becameĪll interesting within the town of Boston. In the novel The Scarlet Letter one could argue that the base of the Puritan Some degree has constructed Hester's character. Therefore it is within the Scarlet Letter that the Puritan community to Based upon the religious, governmental, and socialĭesign of the Puritan society, Hester's entire existence revolved around her sin and the Intensely involved with Hester's life and her crime of adultery, and saw to it that sheīe publicly punished and tortured. The crime ofĪdultery committed by Hester generated rage, and was qualified for serious Government based upon the Bible and implemented it with the threat of death.īecause of this culture where politics, law and religion where all in one. Hawthorne 's novel, exposes how the Puritan society moulded itself and created a Which included a religion, school, and political views. Those who were part of the Puritan society established an identity. The education of the next generation was important to further "purify" Constant watch needed to be kept in order to stay away from Laws of the bible or god would be deemed as the devil or a witch. Anyone who did not read the bible or go to church or disobey the Years and all of them stuck together to form communities and had laws that wereīased off the bible. Should live their life by the pattern of the bible. Revolted against the Church of England and escaped by coming to America.Īccording to Kay Kizer, Puritans believe that the bible is the law of God, and one Puritans structure was based off religion, society and moral beliefs. Group of people that became unhappy with the ways of the Church of England. Lets examine the Puritan history a little more and attempt to have a better understanding of the Scarlet Letter and Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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