The Role Of Religion In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

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As seen throughout history, Puritans wanted their society to be pure and as result everything that was impure faced mortification. Through hypocrisy, judgement and provincialism undertone, in the novel of The Scarlet Letter it is discernable that Nathaniel Hawthorne's input of the Puritan religion is not only an aspect but merely a criticism of the religion.

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In religion, sin is the thing that makes God see you as unfaithful to him and your religion. In both The Scarlet Letter and “The Devil and Tom Walker” religion and sin are discussed and shown in ways that are both similar and different. Nathaniel Hawthorne painted the religion that people like Hester Prynne and Reverend Dimmesdale believe in, to be extremely strict when handling the punishment of sin and just religion in general. It seems that Washington Irving showed more of a disrespect for religion…

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easily occur can cause someone to feel guilty. Guilt can be present in anyone; even Nathaniel Hawthorne used guilt as the main aspect of characters in his book The Scarlet Letter. A married woman, Hester Prynne, and an unmarried reverend, Arthur Dimmesdale, commit a sin of passion while defying their Puritan Boston society. When Hester becomes pregnant, the people in the society condemn her, make her wear a scarlet ‘A’, and throw her in the prison, where she will stay until she leaves…

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Theme Of Shame In The Scarlet Letter

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