Puritanism
The Salem witch trials were some of the most famous events in US history. To this day, people are fascinated by how corrupted this Puritan village became. Severely dedicated, the Puritans followed a strict moral code. However, sin and evil were basic components of their community. Possibly, this proved the Puritan theory that wickedness is not taught, but a fundamental part of human nature. Or it proved Hawthorne's theory that sin occured because of the severe laws of the Puritans. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, he exposes flaws in Puritan society by utilizing minor, but symbolic characters. Govenor Bellingham serves as representation of one of the three main elements of Puritanism: State. Hawthorne portrays Bellingham as a wealthy, elderly gentleman, who resembles a traditional British aristocrat. As the head government official
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Approximate Word count = 597
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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