The main idea of “The Puritans and Sex” article is to explain how the Puritans were a religious group, who created sex laws based on their views of marriage and human behavior. It explains in depth how the Puritans seek out different attempts to prevent the people of New World from committing adultery, fornication, and/or rape.
The author Edmund S. Morgan uses a few facts to support the main idea of the article. He uses stories written by ministers to inform the reader of sexual events that took place at the time. One reason for them committing sexual crimes was because of the men to women ratio. There were not enough women to accommodate them in marriage and sexual desires. Also women were being raped and many servants would sneak out to meet
The author Edmund S. Morgan uses a few facts to support the main idea of the article. He uses stories written by ministers to inform the reader of sexual events that took place at the time. One reason for them committing sexual crimes was because of the men to women ratio. There were not enough women to accommodate them in marriage and sexual desires. Also women were being raped and many servants would sneak out to meet