Portrayal of Puritan society in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The latter's son was a great judge in the Salem witch trials, put into literary form in Arthur Miller's “The Crucible” (Judge Hathorne appears there). We learn that Hawthorne is ashamed of their actions and that he views his ancestors and Puritan society as a whole with a critical eye. Therefore, both overt and subtle critiques of the Puritans' practices are applied throughout the novel. Hawthorne's comments must be considered in the context of the history and religion of the settlers. They believe that man is a creature immersed in sin since the fall from the innocence of Adam and Eve. For them, committing original sin bound human beings of their own will, so that God now decides their lives. Everything that happens is considered God's will, and providence plays an important role. However, because of Christ's sacrifice and righteousness, people have a chance to be saved. We cannot know with certainty who will be saved, although godly and faithful people are of course more likely to do so. The conversion experience, in which the soul is touched by the Holy Spirit, so that the believer's heart is transformed from sin to holiness, is another indication that one is among the elect. Faithfulness and piety, rather than good deeds, are what save people. If someone has sinned, public confession is supposed to take away some of the burden of that sin. The initial reason the Puritans left their homes was the treatment they faced in their native England. They were brutally persecuted and not allowed to practice their religion because they said the beliefs taught by the Anglican Church were contrary to the Bible. When they arrived in the New World, they faced many external threats. Their attempt to take land from the Indians led to numerous fights and attacks. Additionally, they had to deal with the wilderness around them. In these frontier conditions, they needed harmony and peace within the community to survive. As a result, Hawthorne's founding fathers immediately saw the need to

Essay / Portrayal of Puritan society in Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter. The latter's son was a great judge in the Salem witch trials, put into literary form in Arthur Miller's “The Crucible” (Judge Hathorne appears there). We learn that Hawthorne is ashamed of their actions and that he views his ancestors and Puritan society as a whole with a critical eye. Therefore, both overt and subtle critiques of the Puritans' practices are applied throughout the novel. Hawthorne's comments must be considered in the context of the history and religion of the settlers. They believe that man is a creature immersed in sin since the fall from the innocence of Adam and Eve. For them, committing original sin bound human beings of their own will, so that God now decides their lives. Everything that happens is considered God's will, and providence plays an important role. However, because of Christ's sacrifice and righteousness, people have a chance to be saved. We cannot know with certainty who will be saved, although godly and faithful people are of course more likely to do so. The conversion experience, in which the soul is touched by the Holy Spirit, so that the believer's heart is transformed from sin to holiness, is another indication that one is among the elect. Faithfulness and piety, rather than good deeds, are what save people. If someone has sinned, public confession is supposed to take away some of the burden of that sin. The initial reason the Puritans left their homes was the treatment they faced in their native England. They were brutally persecuted and not allowed to practice their religion because they said the beliefs taught by the Anglican Church were contrary to the Bible. When they arrived in the New World, they faced many external threats. Their attempt to take land from the Indians led to numerous fights and attacks. Additionally, they had to deal with the wilderness around them. In these frontier conditions, they needed harmony and peace within the community to survive. As a result, Hawthorne's founding fathers immediately saw the need to

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