... society's treatment of the young woman in the novel, The Scarlet Letter. The Puritans were very influential, and their beliefs even continued after the era was over. Because of Hawthorne's emphasis on the Puritans, and the time period in which he lived in, many of his themes are conveyed by some element of the setting. Hawthorne himself was born in Salem, Massachusetts, and set the majority ... feelings across on the Puritans" shortcomings. Hypocrisy is a major component, if not the major component that Hawthorne used to express his attitude toward Puritan society. He demonstrates in the ...

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