On the other hand, The Scarlet Letter was an old-fashion, fiction novel written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Both of these books consist of abundant similarities such as, they deal with the guilt of committing adultery, both focused on the Puritan culture, and the characters were made outcasts of society. ... In The Crucible, as well as in the Scarlet Letter both groups of people were told to abide by certain rules of the Puritans. ... Although The Crucible and The Scarlet Letter consist of numerous similarities, it had a few differences, as well. ... The Scarlet Letter is a fiction story of Hest...

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Hawthorne's Views of the Puritan Culture "The principal action of The Scarlet Letter occurs in the Boston of 1640's, a somber, gray, violently moral community founded as a kind of Puritan utopia." In this book the Puritan lifestyle is clearly misrepresented. ... The Puritan society as a whole is hypocritical, because they ostracize Hester, who lives a life that a Puritan should be proud of. ... Clearly representing the Puritans in a positive light was not a very prominent thought in Hawthorne's mind when he was writing The Scarlet Letter. ... In the text Hawthorne also stat...

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Hawthorne's Views of the Puritan Culture "The principal action of The Scarlet Letter occurs in the Boston of 1640's, a somber, gray, violently moral community founded as a kind of Puritan utopia." In this book the Puritan lifestyle is clearly misrepresented. ... The Puritan society as a whole is hypocritical, because they ostracize Hester, who lives a life that a Puritan should be proud of. ... Clearly representing the Puritans in a positive light was not a very prominent thought in Hawthorne's mind when he was writing The Scarlet Letter. ... In the text Hawthorne also stat...

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Through out Scarlet Letter we see transference of guilt, and with that comes redemption from sin. ... Prynne is to wear a red scarlet letter, the letter A. ... The scarlet letter stands out because everyone wears black. gray or very dark colors. ... Hawthorne redeems his guilt by writing the Scarlet Letter. ... Hawthorne has a number of themes in the Scarlet Letter, but the most significant are guilt, alienation and redemption. ...

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In this essay, I will compare and contrast The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible in themes relating to both. ... Here they are free from the rules . and restrictions of the Puritan society which they all are apart of. ... Throughout the span of The Scarlet Letter Dimmesdale has to suffer, egged on by Chillingworth, over his terrible sin of adultery. ... The wilderness and town, the human conscience and adultery, at least in The Scarlet Letter, were critical to the structure of the novels and made the foci clear and concise. ...

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• Grade Level: High School