Nathaniel Hawthorne is known for his enthralling novels that revolve around the Puritan religion, such as The Scarlet Letter, which reveal the truth behind the Puritan ideology. Hawthorne takes readers back to the past to a Puritan society, where he uses key themes such as original sin and repression to portray the Puritan society. This allows readers to understand the Puritan religion, and the true evilness and different dimensions he saw behind it through the characters he created. Hawthorne’s characters expose his opinion of the religion, which allowed him to reveal the iniquity he saw in it. In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses religious themes to illustrate the cruelty of the Puritan society, by recollecting his ancestors ' experiences, depicting Hester’s banishment, and by the diction he uses throughout the novel in order to reveal his negative opinion about the corruption in Puritan ideology.
When an author begins his writing process, he or she begins with a reason to why their writing a particular subject. Nonetheless, Hawthorne found his inspiration in his family’s history, by recollecting his ancestors’ experiences. This made him able to write multiple novels on the Puritan society, including The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne depicted his ancestor’s stories …show more content…
The novel, which Hawthorne depicts his firm antipathy the most in is his well renowned novel, The Scarlet Letter. Through his story and character’s he created in his novel, he avows his opinion through his harsh yet subtle words. All the components of his writing led to his literary reputation for his work on Puritanism. He was one of the few, maybe the only author, who has divulged the truth, giving him an honorable reputation for his magnificent and truthful literary works, which he had completed in his
When an author begins his writing process, he or she begins with a reason to why their writing a particular subject. Nonetheless, Hawthorne found his inspiration in his family’s history, by recollecting his ancestors’ experiences. This made him able to write multiple novels on the Puritan society, including The Scarlet Letter. Hawthorne depicted his ancestor’s stories …show more content…
The novel, which Hawthorne depicts his firm antipathy the most in is his well renowned novel, The Scarlet Letter. Through his story and character’s he created in his novel, he avows his opinion through his harsh yet subtle words. All the components of his writing led to his literary reputation for his work on Puritanism. He was one of the few, maybe the only author, who has divulged the truth, giving him an honorable reputation for his magnificent and truthful literary works, which he had completed in his