's novel,
, has its theme centered uponthe Puritan theology. Within the Puritan
community in whichandlive, Adam and Eve's sin parallels that of Hester and the minister. For,
in both cases, their sins effect expulsion and bring about knowledge of what it means to be
human. The Puritans believed that all humans felt the effects of Adam and Eve's sin, but there
was an "elect" who were chosen to be saved. However, it was difficult to know if one
were saved or damned; therefore, the Puritans tried to behave in an exemplary manner although a
superiority of faith exceeds any good works that one performs.
Oddly enough,
however, although the Puritan theology admits no redemption by good works, Hester, who aids the
sick and elderly comes to be viewed much more positively than...
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