Puritanism

“...if truth were everywhere to be shown, a scarlet letter would blaze forth on many a bosom...” (71). The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, principally focuses on humans sinning, which is a concept of Anti-Transcendentalism: where every person is recognized as having both a good side and a bad side. As for literary techniques, Hawthorne brilliantly displays symbolism in the setting, multiple occasions of foreshadowing, and, of course, an Anti-Transcendentalistic theme. Aspects of the…

Many colonies developed along the coast of America, however, the earliest and perhaps most influential by the English were Virginia (notably the Chesapeake area) and New England (with Massachusetts the hearth of society). They shared many characteristics such as desiring the rights of Englishmen which entails struggles with their homeland. However, there were stark differences by their lifestyles through the Chesapeake’s landownership and New England’s church based politics, the social ideals of…

The Scarlet Letter as Hypocritical Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet letter is a book of great symbolism. This book is about how society treats, and punishes a woman who have committed adultery. The plot of the book that follows the life of the main character, Hester and her daughter, Pearl. In the meantime, there are a few other main characters that are play a big role in hester’s life. These characters are the preacher of the town, Dimmesdale, and the doctor of the town, Chillingworth.…

grew into Indian lands, so did the number of disputes with them, which contributed to the French and Indian War that ended salutary neglect and monitored mercantilism which encouraged Enlightenment ideas that strengthened the divide with Britain. Puritanism remained the same, but their venture to North America inspired a present day American nickname. These occurances contributed to the American Revolution, which officially separated America from England, for the colonists could refer to…

The book is set in a religious society in which the state and the church are the same where Puritanism, a form of Protestantism, is practiced. This religious nature produces the belief that the someone’ soul is something that the public should be concerned about as moral and state laws are the same. This religion has the tendency to see thing in…

Between the 1630s and 1660s, waves of immigrant and religiously oppressed Puritans upon the Winthrop fleet traveled from England to New England, and settled in the region known as the Massachusetts Bay. In opposition to existent New England inhabitants, Puritans established a colony in resistance to the throne, altering the religious, political, and social advancement of forthcoming New England colonies. As a result of the Puritan 's mind set on work ethic and commonwealth ideals, the economic…

Bryn Bostad Midterm Essay #2 Groups of settlers migrated from various countries such as France, Spain, England, Holland, and Sweden all seeking to inhabit the mysterious and desired lands of the New World. The English began the struggle for prime land in North America, arriving in the early 1600’s. Over the years, multiple colonies would form and become classified into three regions: The Southern Colonies, The Middle Colonies, and The New England Colonies. The Chesapeake Colonies (Virginia…

America during the 1950s was introduced to a new type of genre of music, rock and roll, which infiltrated society in either negative or positive way - an issue which is debated by scholars Altschuler and Oakley in Taking Sides. Their positions are controversial, Oakley states and affirms that while rock and roll brought juvenile delinquency up in the American society, it in fact was not a major enough movement to dismantle America’s traditional family. Although on the other hand, Altschuler…

Hysteria in The Crucible Hysteria is a prominent theme In The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. Hysteria is the underlying cause for everything that happens in the play; it is what moves the story along and urges the reader to think critically about the character’s actions and choices or rather their lack of critical thinking and choice. While there are many factors that potentially contributed to the hysteria in Salem, what is depicted in The Crucible is something man-made and perpetuated through…

Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 was a terrifying scene. The witchcraft accusations were everywhere. As a result, the whole colony was paranoid about where a case of the devil’s possession may show up. Up to this point, the witch hunts in the thirteen colonies had been small and in only a small amount of places. The Salem Witch Trials were the first full-on hunt for witches. This resulted in mass hysteria in the community. The Puritans led strict religious lives that as a result led them to suppress…