Scarlet Letter's Puritans
Discuss Hawthorne's presentation of the Puritan's throughout the novel 冉he Scarlet Letter.' You may wish to consider: "P Hawthorne's links with the Puritans "P The presentation of Puritanism in the novel The narrative methods through which Hawthorne presents Puritanism. The Puritans are complex characters and throughout the course of the novel the reader is exposed to many sides of their character. Mark Van Doren once wrote, 冉he conflict in Hawthorne of two world's between which he hung, exposing the fanaticism of one, despising the blandness of the other, is not the least source of The Scarlet Letter's power.' I agree, I think the power of The Scarlet Letter is so effective because Hawthorne is caught in-between his lineage and his own opinions. Hawthorne came from a long line of powerful Puritans. His ancestry included William and John Hathorne who were notorious in their time. 以e was a soldier, legislator, judge; he was a ruler in the Church; he had all the puritanic traits both good and evil.' William Hathorne was infamous for his cruelty to the Quaker Ann Coleman, his son John for his part in the Salem Witch-Hunts. Hawthorne uses his own family history to show the conflict in the Puritan ideals. 付 the present writer, as t
冉his personage prefigured and represented in his aspect the whole dismal severity of Puritanic code of law. They deemed the pleasure gained from material objects as being morally wrong, yet they lived in wonderfully elaborate houses. He understands that the Puritans wanted to 叼urify' their religion but what they really do is separate themselves from the real truth of man. 丕n heir to Puritan tradition as well as one of its severest critics. 冉he brilliancy might have befitted Aladdin's palace, rather than the mansion of a grave old Puritan ruler. He respects their ideas but finds them over poweringly wrong. For the Puritans the religious code of Law was applied rigorously in all parts of life in the community. Hawthorne went against the grain and had the man dying and the woman lives on but is the stronger of the two. That there is more to the Puritans than meets the eye. 冉he rulers, and the wise and learned men of the community, were longer in acknowledging the influence of Hester's good qualities than the people. Kaul realises this as does the reader. Hawthorne had the luxury of time to develop his thoughts.
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