Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter - Puritan Theocracy In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a strict rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to cultivate his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how he or she feels. Unfortunately, Puritan society did not permit this kind of expression, thus people like Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale sought other means of relief. Luckily, Hawthorne provides a …

…affect. Where as in the civilization of Puritans, it would be unthinkable for them to comfort each other. Hawthorne’s intentions in this book are to open the reality of Puritan society. It is no doubt a strict place. People are condemned and held accountable for the freedom they sought. Feelings and emotions are not to be express. Sinners will be punish. The intolerance of Puritan Society strictly confines society into a theocracy of oppression.