1. Puritanism - Hawthorne's View
John Edward's Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God, shows you how much power the Puritans believed God has and how easily he it would be for him to seek retribution. ... The strongest have no power to resist Him, nor can any deliver out of his Hands." ... This quote shows two things, it points out how the Puritans feared god and his holy wrath, and it also shows the irony in relation to the Salem Witch Trials which Hawthorne points out. ...
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- Grade Level: High School