Chapter
II of continues Hawthorne's description of the Puritan town. In the
opening paragraphs he hints to why there is such a large gathering in front of a prison door.
He points out that the reader could assume that someone was guilty of a horrible crime and being
prepared to be executed; however, he is quick to point out that the reader shouldn't make such
an assumption. As these people, the Puritan people, are a much harder group of people, the
cause for their gathering could be for a smaller crime. He lists possible crimes, which are
designed to show the Puritans as quick to punish and unable to forgive.
It might be...
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