In addition, hypocrisy is also one of the most common themes through a Puritan society in general (Goldman). All of the townspeople throughout The Scarlet Letter scold Hester for actions, however this is ridiculously hypocritical due to the fact that they are all sinners as well. Ignoring the fact that they all sin themselves, they still continue to harrass Hester due to the “A” upon her bosom. Many believe that this is the biggest idea that Hawthorne was trying to get across to the readers, that a Puritan society is highly hypocritical. “Else you would surely have heard of Mistress Hester Prynne, and her evil doings,” a townsperson speaking to Chillingsworth (Hawthorne 59). Here, this idea of the townspeople only shaming Hester for being sinful is proven true. Hawthorne exaggerates this throughout the story to explain that hypocrisy is by far the biggest downfall of a Puritan society. However, it was the three themes together that truly brought out Hawthorne’s viewpoints on this type of
In addition, hypocrisy is also one of the most common themes through a Puritan society in general (Goldman). All of the townspeople throughout The Scarlet Letter scold Hester for actions, however this is ridiculously hypocritical due to the fact that they are all sinners as well. Ignoring the fact that they all sin themselves, they still continue to harrass Hester due to the “A” upon her bosom. Many believe that this is the biggest idea that Hawthorne was trying to get across to the readers, that a Puritan society is highly hypocritical. “Else you would surely have heard of Mistress Hester Prynne, and her evil doings,” a townsperson speaking to Chillingsworth (Hawthorne 59). Here, this idea of the townspeople only shaming Hester for being sinful is proven true. Hawthorne exaggerates this throughout the story to explain that hypocrisy is by far the biggest downfall of a Puritan society. However, it was the three themes together that truly brought out Hawthorne’s viewpoints on this type of