Puritanism is a strict, “pristine” religion and the Puritans do not believe in anything that is against their religion. The Puritans were especially against adultery and when Hester committed it, they were very displeased with her. The citizens in the community had an enmity for Hester, because of what she had done. When they found out, they had punished Hester by making her wear the scarlet letter. In chapter two it states, “‘At the very least, they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne’s forehead. But she,--the naughty baggage,--little will she care what they put upon the bodice of her gown!”(pg. 49). Here, the reader can see that the men and women in the story do not like what Hester has done. It was a sinful act and it went against their religion. They felt that Hester should have had a worse punishment than what they had given her. But they know that whatever they do to her, Hester is not going to care and will go with it. When Hester came out with the letter looking very elegant, it had angered the citizens because it was supposed to symbol sin and adultery, but Hester made it out to be that she was proud of it by making the letter look like that. This step helped Hester become more of an
Puritanism is a strict, “pristine” religion and the Puritans do not believe in anything that is against their religion. The Puritans were especially against adultery and when Hester committed it, they were very displeased with her. The citizens in the community had an enmity for Hester, because of what she had done. When they found out, they had punished Hester by making her wear the scarlet letter. In chapter two it states, “‘At the very least, they should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne’s forehead. But she,--the naughty baggage,--little will she care what they put upon the bodice of her gown!”(pg. 49). Here, the reader can see that the men and women in the story do not like what Hester has done. It was a sinful act and it went against their religion. They felt that Hester should have had a worse punishment than what they had given her. But they know that whatever they do to her, Hester is not going to care and will go with it. When Hester came out with the letter looking very elegant, it had angered the citizens because it was supposed to symbol sin and adultery, but Hester made it out to be that she was proud of it by making the letter look like that. This step helped Hester become more of an