The Scarlet Letter- Essay There are many characters in Puritan societies, that have provided dissent within the community. These people include Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and countless others. The major dissent was towards religion, because this was the most forced element of Puritan fellowship. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Puritan New England, Hester Prynne was the main offender. The Scarlet Letter is an isolated drama of one woman's shame and ... stayed well away from her and dealt with her only when they had to. They were even so brave as to ask her to give up her child, on the grounds t...

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