The Scarlet Letter can be considered a satire of Puritan beliefs because the book is full of angry people who mock and ridicule the unfortunate one who bears the letter "A" on her chest. The people of Puritanistic faith claim to be the ones raised in good nature and proper upbringing, as not to lead to such a sin as adultery, as Hester had committed. They also claim to be somewhat of a more perfect society of friends, though it is one of their own who they turn against. They believe in the term predestination, where their God has chosen their fate in life before their very souls even existed, ...

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The Crucible brings to mind Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. This comparison arises from a few obvious similarities as well some less evident parallels between the works. The setting and time period are the most apparent connections, as are the themes of accusation and rejecting from society. However, less prominent are the resembling traits of Hester Prynne and John Proctor. Both characters are firm believers in whatever principals they hold, even when their beliefs detach them from society. Hester Prynne was "for so long a period not merely estranged, but outlawed, from society" (ch.XV...

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... way about her. In turn Abigail tries to do away with John's Wife Elizabeth by crying "witch" on her. This was the beginning to the Salem Witch Trials. The Scarlett letter, set approximately fifty years earlier is the story of Hester Prynn and her sin of adultery. Hester's husband was thought to be dead and Hester, in he loneliness, had a relationship with a minister named Arthur Dimmesdale ... . Hester, now pregnant, is caught in her sin and because of the child, is saved from execution. Although Hester's adultery is not revealed until the ... ...

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