Essay On Puritan Punishment
The Puritan society believes that the word of the Bible is the key to a divine life and must be followed. If any individual decides to stray from the Lord’s word, they will be punished. Although those beliefs are heavily pushed in the Puritan society, those beliefs are no longer as widespread. Although Puritan and present day society both consider sins of murder, rape and stealing a major deal, there are still some major differences between the two. Anything that relates to giving your soul to the Black Man, witchcraft, committing or adultery will lead to horrid punishment in the Puritan society. While these sins would lead to the greatest penalty available in their society and generation, the generations of today do not look at them to sin.
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Although many of today’s society carry this flaw, the Bible asks for people to do otherwise. While the Puritan society views greed as a great sin, since it is one of the seven deadly sins presented in the bible, present society views this sin as a personal character flaw within thyself. In present society, people avoid getting in interactions that involve money with those who possess this sin. The Puritans would handle this sin by judging the particular individual until they learn the error of their ways unless they are a man of power in their community. This is seen in the Scarlet Letter as the character Governor Bellingham lives in a lavish home that is “planned after the residences of gentlemen of [the] fair estate in his native land.” Although the Puritans are supposed to live equal to one another, Governor Bellingham does not abide by that statement. Bellingham lives in a lavish home that is obviously greater than most of the community. The sin of greed is not only visible in the Scarlet Letter, but is also visible in the short story The Devil and Tom Walker. The wife’s greed is so strong that she took her most expensive items to the Devil in exchange for Kidd the pirate’s treasure. Tom Walker’s wife was willing to give anything to the devil in order to have the riches of Kidd the Pirate’s treasure. However, it only ended in horrible
Although many of today’s society carry this flaw, the Bible asks for people to do otherwise. While the Puritan society views greed as a great sin, since it is one of the seven deadly sins presented in the bible, present society views this sin as a personal character flaw within thyself. In present society, people avoid getting in interactions that involve money with those who possess this sin. The Puritans would handle this sin by judging the particular individual until they learn the error of their ways unless they are a man of power in their community. This is seen in the Scarlet Letter as the character Governor Bellingham lives in a lavish home that is “planned after the residences of gentlemen of [the] fair estate in his native land.” Although the Puritans are supposed to live equal to one another, Governor Bellingham does not abide by that statement. Bellingham lives in a lavish home that is obviously greater than most of the community. The sin of greed is not only visible in the Scarlet Letter, but is also visible in the short story The Devil and Tom Walker. The wife’s greed is so strong that she took her most expensive items to the Devil in exchange for Kidd the pirate’s treasure. Tom Walker’s wife was willing to give anything to the devil in order to have the riches of Kidd the Pirate’s treasure. However, it only ended in horrible