During the time of the Puritans the government was heavily influenced by the church. Two important people questioned the ideas and beliefs of the Puritans. Anne Hutchinson a woman who held meetings in her living room to discuss the church sermons and Roger Williams a man who had a bigger impact on P...

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In the novel The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne takes a very biased side against the Puritans he writes about. Hawthorne himself was a descendant of Puritan ancestors, and it seems that in many ways he still cannot escape the engulfing guilt of their crimes, as he never truly held their religio...

• Word Count: 513
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate