Hester Prynne quietly stands on the scaffold with a baby on her arms, witnessing a big crowd of townspeople, humiliating her for a crime that she committed. Here, Hester was forced to wear the scarlet letter A on her chest the rest of her life. This is one of the major themes in the book The Scarlet Letter, showing how a young beautiful woman’s life had to struggle to deal with the judgement and punishments from the society when she convicted adultery. The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is a story of adultery and betrayal in colonial America. Throughout the book, while exploring the sin and guilt, the author showed us the unique aspects of the American culture, portraying the Puritan religious belief and shaping our understanding of the founding of this nation. Also, when discussing about the early Puritan life in the past, the author skipped over some factors, that might have changed the result of the story.
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Religion hold an important role in Puritan life. It was one of the things that drove people out of England. The government was ran by adult males, who had both political and religious power. Even though, their central belief is based on the Righteousness of God, their actions spoke otherwise. The truth was explained on chapter 2, when a group of woman, who hated Hester for what she did, wanted more punishment for her sin (46). They even wanted to her to go to hell. “At the very least, they should have branded Hester Prynne’s forehead with a hot iron,” said a middle-aged woman (46). Another woman said, “This woman has brought shame to all of us, and she ought to die.” The book portrayed Puritans as cruel and bad people, who were anti woman, narrow minded, unforgiving, and strict with punishment. On the lengthy introduction of the book, Hawthorn mentioned about how cruel his ancestor was. He
The author used his words to paint a detailed image of the early …show more content…
Religion hold an important role in Puritan life. It was one of the things that drove people out of England. The government was ran by adult males, who had both political and religious power. Even though, their central belief is based on the Righteousness of God, their actions spoke otherwise. The truth was explained on chapter 2, when a group of woman, who hated Hester for what she did, wanted more punishment for her sin (46). They even wanted to her to go to hell. “At the very least, they should have branded Hester Prynne’s forehead with a hot iron,” said a middle-aged woman (46). Another woman said, “This woman has brought shame to all of us, and she ought to die.” The book portrayed Puritans as cruel and bad people, who were anti woman, narrow minded, unforgiving, and strict with punishment. On the lengthy introduction of the book, Hawthorn mentioned about how cruel his ancestor was. He