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The writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne, portrays the Puritansociety in his novel, the "The Scarlet Letter". Through outthis novel, Hawthorne shows the reader certain aspects ofhis opinion of the Puritan society. Hawthorne is constantlyjudging the Puritans and it's standards of morality. Anumber of Puritans do not agree with Hawthorne's novel, suchas how he portrays the society's methods of punishment andit's hypocrisy. Hawthorne depicts his opinion through thefour, major characters of his novel, Hester Prynne, ArthurDimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and Pearl. Hawthorne does not condone Hester's adultery, but hedoes find it less serious a sin than the sins of Dimmesdaleand Chillingworth. He portrays the puritan women, whobelieve in harsh punishments towards Hester, as"hard-featured dames". " This woman has brought shame upon
In the novel, Nathaniel describes Hester Prynne asbeautiful young women. ArthurDimmesdale a physically delicate, pale minister. He shows his beliefs of morality tothe reader through his characters ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**bla. Hawthorne sees Hester as a victim ofher own youth, living in an age which forced her to marryRoger Chillingworth without loving him. When Hesterreaches the scaffold, a mob of gossips were wishing thatharm would be put upon Hester. Roger Chillingworthwas Hester's husband. "'Ah, but,' interposed, more softly, a youngwife, holding a child by the hand, 'let her cover the markas she will, the pang of it will always be in her heart. Although they livedcharitable lives, Hawthorne portrays them ,ironically, aspeople who wish more injury on others than good. It was the scarletletter in another form; the scarlet letter endowed withlife!" Pearl is the living sin. He is a small, thin, hideous, old man,who is devilish in way. " Pearl Prynne, theelfish-child, basically represented The Scarlet Letter. His worstsin is the "concealed sin", the sin of not acknowledging hisfirst sin of adultery. Nathaniel Hawthorne, I think, has strong beliefs on howpeople should be treated, and how they should not betortured. Puritans experienced the life lacking indulgences,living a somber, downcast life.
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