Puritanism's Intricate Labyrinth In The Scarlet Letter
Puritanism’s Intricate Labyrinth Ensnaring Hester
Religion is a word with authority. This idea of faith influences conflicts, missions, revelations, divisions, interpretations, confusion, and ultimately happiness. The prevalence of religion never fails. Society always looks towards a greater being, an omniscient power. This forms a culture where religion ensures command and control. The novel, The Scarlet Letter, depicts this power religion has over people. Where fear and hate motivate beliefs due to a religion’s uncontrollable dominion. This corruption of supremacy dominates the Puritan religion. Townspeople are puppets played by the Puritan religion. Many don’t think for themselves. Faith is lost, adjacency is abolished. Puritan ideology also rules over young Hester Prynne, who birthed a child from adultery. Hester then is forced to wear a scarlet letter. It is a symbol of lust, adultery, and immorality which brings darkness upon Hester. The role of religion manipulates others to condemn Hester.
Hester is mocked and denounced because of the role religion. The scarlet letter forces Hester to live under the condemnation of others. This condemnation is described in The Scarlet Letter. “She had fortified herself to encounter stings and venomous stabs of public contumely, wreaking itself in every variety of …show more content…
Hester is sinful; she won’t have any potential in gaining salvation many Puritans thought. So, she was forced to be shunned from society. This isolation is depicted in The Scarlet Letter. “It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity and inclosing her in a sphere by herself.”(46). Her sin is a hex. It conjures up an idea that Hester doesn’t deserve to be a productive citizen in society. So, the Puritans label Hester as an exile. They think no one could change or repent. A sin is permanent just like the scarlet letter that is stitched on Hester’s
Religion is a word with authority. This idea of faith influences conflicts, missions, revelations, divisions, interpretations, confusion, and ultimately happiness. The prevalence of religion never fails. Society always looks towards a greater being, an omniscient power. This forms a culture where religion ensures command and control. The novel, The Scarlet Letter, depicts this power religion has over people. Where fear and hate motivate beliefs due to a religion’s uncontrollable dominion. This corruption of supremacy dominates the Puritan religion. Townspeople are puppets played by the Puritan religion. Many don’t think for themselves. Faith is lost, adjacency is abolished. Puritan ideology also rules over young Hester Prynne, who birthed a child from adultery. Hester then is forced to wear a scarlet letter. It is a symbol of lust, adultery, and immorality which brings darkness upon Hester. The role of religion manipulates others to condemn Hester.
Hester is mocked and denounced because of the role religion. The scarlet letter forces Hester to live under the condemnation of others. This condemnation is described in The Scarlet Letter. “She had fortified herself to encounter stings and venomous stabs of public contumely, wreaking itself in every variety of …show more content…
Hester is sinful; she won’t have any potential in gaining salvation many Puritans thought. So, she was forced to be shunned from society. This isolation is depicted in The Scarlet Letter. “It had the effect of a spell, taking her out of the ordinary relations with humanity and inclosing her in a sphere by herself.”(46). Her sin is a hex. It conjures up an idea that Hester doesn’t deserve to be a productive citizen in society. So, the Puritans label Hester as an exile. They think no one could change or repent. A sin is permanent just like the scarlet letter that is stitched on Hester’s