sheer. Then again, could we believe such people were so ascetic? How could we when we learn about certain things they did that go against the beliefs they supposedly followed?

The quote I used in the first paragraph was taken from The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne. This book takes place in Puritan New England, and contains a very directive event that is of mayor importance in the subject of this essay. The book’s protagonist, Hester Prynne, is a puritan who becomes an adulteress. The quote above was said about her, from another puritan

back then are surprising when you think about the puritans’ religious background. Our

From what I’ve learned, and as I’ve already mentioned, the puritans were extremely religious- to the point of wanting to purify the Church.. I’m not a very religious person, and I don’t come from a very religious family so I may be wrong in the things I may say. I was taught, and from my knowledge, so were my peers that our God, their God, was forgiving and merciful. How could a person, that follows God, so deeply,and is so immersed in his or her religion, say the quote I’ve pointed out? Not only say it, but to be backed up, by his or her companions. To me it doesn’t seem right.

goodness, and they were part of that hope. Eventhough I’m very sure when I speak of

believe I already made clear, it was a puritan woman who said that.

“So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” (Gen 1:27) In Puritan times, the dominating head in the household, was the man- no exceptions. Women were legally property and could not own properties, make bargains, or even contracts. They could only divorce their husbands if their husband was impotent. This indirectly tells us, women were good for one thing:

woman. Now days, it would be shocking to hear someone speak like that of someone else so openly. Why would it make sense back then?The quote was obviously full of despise and antipathy

Some topics in this essay:
Hester Prynne, Testament Testament, , God God, Church England, Eventhough I’m, Testament Doesn’t, Church I’m, Puritan England, Nathaniel Hawthorne, scarlet letter, purify church, hester prynne, we’ve talked, puritan woman, created equal, god created,