How Does Nathaniel Hawthorne Use Historical Accuracy In The Scarlet Letter

The narrator of The Scarlett Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses historical accuracy in his portrayal of Puritans, while also blending in his own thoughts on their somewhat strict and oppressive rules. Hawthorne’s purpose is to show his critical attitude towards the Puritans located in Boston, Massachusetts and how their community lived during this time period. The passage gives description to Hawthorne’s thoughts of Puritans in his use pathos in which punishment was handled and subjecting his readers to become contemptuous towards the Puritan settlers, as well as using tone in the text to show how the puritan ideology is almost iron-fisted.
Hawthorne begins to express his attitude towards puritans by stating that in recent Puritan character being