The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Society
In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, life is
centered around a rigid Puritan society in which one is
unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets.
Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or
she truly feels, otherwise the emotions are bottled up until
they become volatile. Unfortunately, Puritan society did not
permit this kind of expression, thus characters had to seek
alternate means to relieve their personal anguishes and
desires. Luckily, at least for the four main characters,
Hawthorne provides such a sanctuary in the form of the
mysterious forest. Hawthorne uses the forest to provide a
kind of "shelter" for members of society in need of a refuge
from daily Puritan life.
In the deep, dark portions of the forest, many of the
pivotal characters bring forth hidden thoughts and emotions.
The forest track leads away from the settlement out into the
wilderness where all signs of civilization vanish. This is......
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