Very interesting
question! You are completely right in identifying the context in which Hawthorne was writing.
However, it is also important to identify how Hawthorne in his writings challenges and questions
tenets of Puritanism through the themes and messages of his work. "" is a classic
example as it exposes the hypocrisy and judgemental attitude of many Puritans. It does this
through pointing out that
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