... often contained such intense emotions as jealousy, lust, and revenge, Hawthorne never allows these to appear. Indeed, he often trivializes the negative drives of characters by referring to them as "naughty." The adult passions are also removed by making many of the characters much younger In this way Hawthorne was able to avoid discussing the sexual themes often found (Stott 280 ... elements he used to convey his themes stem from his use of his opinions and criticism of the Puritans. He was mainly trying to get the point across that he thought the Puritan people were very hypocritical a...

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... their job to "fix" them and transform them into civilized people. The Puritans believed they were God's "chosen people," and thought they were entitled to the land, and used scripture to justify their actions when seizing land from the natives. The Puritans sought after the Pequots, one ... Pequots had built two villages- one at Weinshauks and the other at Mystic. They were the most dominant tribe in the region, and the Puritans thought it was time to move into their territory. Just as the Puritans are about to expand, the Pequot tribe gets hit with disease, killing nearly ... but he ha...

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