Puritan Society Compared To Today
Today’s society may seem completely different from the Puritan’s way of living, but really it isn’t too far off. To begin, our civilization is very technologically advanced compared to their civilization so it is easy to say that we get wind of the news much faster, what with social media and other gadgets. With this in mind, our society is built on the basis that wrongdoers should be punished so when people hear about a person doing something naughty, like Maureen, people begin spreading rumors and label them as ‘sluts’. Although the Puritans didn’t have our type of technology, they would still penalize people for doing anything wrong, such as having an affair, however with much harsher methods and they were seen as sinners. In essence, our