By his great great grandfather who was a Purtain.
By his great great grandfather who was a Purtain.
Nathaniel Hawthorne was not a Puritan. But Hawthorne's forefathers were Puritans, so he had an understanding of their belief system and their basis behind it.
Hawthorne describes the Puritans as being physically plain and austere, often wearing drab clothing and maintaining a somber appearance. Emotionally, the Puritans are depicted as strict, judgmental, and driven by a strong sense of religious duty and moral righteousness.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne, or originally known as Nathaniel Hawthorne. He changed his name to disassociate himself from his relative John Hawthorne, who was a Salem witch trail judge at the time. This just showed his contempt for a portion of the 'puritan' method.
Puritans
The Puritans. :)
right to vote
Hawthorne's experience of familial guilt likely influenced his portrayal of the Puritans by adding depth to their internal struggles and conflicts, as guilt and shame were common themes in both his personal life and his writing. This could have led him to present the Puritans as complex characters grappling with their own moral dilemmas and inner demons, rather than simply as one-dimensional, judgmental figures.
Seperation of church and state
One thing that the writer Nathaniel Hawthorne wanted when he wrote this book was to expose the puritans flaws and unfair judgement. The puritans were supposedly followers of Christ and so he thought that it was not right to judge the people so cruelly because the bible says to love your neighbors.