... 's tales where a Puritan separates him or herself from the rest of society due to cruelty and fear of evil. The reader can be sure that Hawthorne is criticizing the Puritan view of humanity, because the same theme is duplicated over and over again. "The Scarlet Letter- shows the protagonist Hester Prynne segregating herself from society by the famous letter A' sewn on her bosom. She can choose to move back to ... England, but yet her Puritan beliefs are so strong that she feels as if she deserves her punishment. Also, in Hawthorne's "Young Goodman Brown- the protagonist Mr. Brown sees so...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of liberty black people suffered during the racist system, other people suffered from religious punishments as in "The Scarlet letter". Hester Prynne was oppressed by the people because of the sin she had committed . The "A" that she had to bear on the bosom represents his life as a prison due to the Puritanical sever law. The austere Puritan ways punish Hester through banishment from the community and the church, simultaneously punishing Pearl, her daughter ... in the process. Hester fought to be released for her ... ...

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