Similarities Between The Crucible And The Scarlet Letter

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Hager Elfhil
Chris Moore
A2 English 11 L3
September 1st, 2016
Summer Assignment – Essay
After researching the American Colonial period, primarily focusing on Puritan society and reading the novels, “The Crucible” and “The Scarlet Letter,” I have come to the conclusion that Puritan society was strict. The Puritans migrated from England and established colonies along the northern east coast of America. These colonies were led by rigid Puritan leaders who abided by the Bible and sought to do God’s work. They punished as they deemed fit and if you did not agree with how they ruled, they would banish you. Religion, family, and society were all closely tied together. It was expected that the father be the head of the household, work and provide for the family, and to make …show more content…

So people in Puritan society sought to express themselves in secret by engaging in such things as “witchcraft” and committing adultery. In “The Crucible” By Arthur, the narrator explains “The Salem tragedy, which is about to begin in these pages developed from a paradox. It is a paradox in whose grip we still live….One could not ordinarily speak such things in public (Act One , Pages 6-7).” Arthur Miller explains that Salem developed a theocracy in which society and religion were one, intending to keep the community united. In “the Scarlet Letter,” Nathaniel Hawthorne explains “But, in that early severity of the Puritan character…as befitted a people amongst whom religion and law were almost identical, and in whose character both were so thoroughly interfused, that the mildest and the severest acts of public discipline were alike made venerable and awful (Hawthorne51-52).” Hawthorne explains the types of crimes that people committed and how punishment was open for the public to see. He states how religion and law were almost identical and how some people’s character were the same, so often, a mild sin

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