-----The quotation above is taken from the writings of John Winthrop aboard the Arabella on its way to Massachusetts where the famed Puritan Bay Colony was to be established. It is one of the most often quoted passages in American History because historians can see in it a prophetic statement concerning Americans’ attitudes toward America and her role. Winthrop and the Puritans thought they were a chosen people setting out to a new world to construct a perfect community that would be an example for the
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picture of puritans’ life and ideology through the analysis of the Puritan town Boston and some related characters‚ and introduce how the communities in the town are deeply influenced by Puritanism. Meanwhile‚ by analyzing the main character Hester‚ the thesis will present the harshness and the strict punishment in Puritan society. In Puritan communities‚ whoever commits a sin will be punished. The thesis also presents Hawthorne’s attitude towards Puritanism. On one hand‚ he appreciates the Puritan thought
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that settled in New England went in search of religious freedom and to flee persecution by King Charles I and Arch Bishop Laud. As preacher John Winthrop stated in A Model of Christian Charity in 1630‚ the Puritans wanted to become “a city upon a hill”(A). By becoming this “city” the Puritans wanted everyone to look at them as a model for a perfect society. In contrast‚ the Chesapeake colonists’ motives were money and land. Initially all the colonist came with gold tests instead of supplies with
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impact the way Nathaniel Hawthorne expressed his emotions when writing the books he has published. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s Background relates to his Writing Nathaniel Hawthorne was born on July 4‚ 1804‚ in Salem‚ Massachusetts. His ancestors were Puritans‚ who were the first settlers in the state. They came to the New World with Governor Winthrop in 1603. His ancestors were two prominent judges‚ one active in the persecution of the Quakers in the 1650s‚ the other in the witch trials of the 1690s‚
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the religion of the puritans. Both sides see completely different perspectives in life and each group lives in different ways according to their beliefs. Rationalists‚ believing in science and reason over belief in a higher been‚ think that people should live their life by science. If you’re able to prove that something exists or doesnt‚ then you should live by what the facts say. If something is beyond the realm of human reason‚ it is not to be believed. While the Puritans believed that everyone
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Women in Puritan society were strictly confined to traditional roles within their family and community. They were solely relegated to serve their husband and their household. Anne Hutchinson was a woman in that time period that rebelled against the traditional roles by standing up for her own thoughts. Hester Prynne‚ a fictional character in The Scarlet Letter‚ is a symbol of what Anne Hutchinson represents in Puritan history. Both women went against traditional beliefs and stood by them. Puritans
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General Court. The Colony was also partly an oligarchy. It was an oligarchy because only Puritans could be freemen and were eligible to vote. Puritans were even more limited because religious leaders could control who was admitted into the church. Finally‚ the Massachusetts Bay Colony was partially authoritarian. This was partially because many of the residents were Puritans. Puritans shared in the “Protestant Ethic”‚ which involved serious commitment to work and to engagement in
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was the first representative self-government. In Massachusetts‚ the government is a corporate government‚ and in this colony‚ they had town meetings. Next is religion‚ Massachusetts. Massachusetts had a puritan religion and a case could be made‚ that our country still has some of those puritan traits today. Traits such as the blue laws which prevents you from buying liquor in some states. A classic example would be the drinking age. In Virginia‚ there religion was Anglican due to the fact that Virginia
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The Consequences of Puritan Depravity and Distrust as Historical Context for Hawthorne’s "Young Goodman Brown" Puritan doctrine taught that all men are totally depraved and require constant self-examination to see that they are sinners and unworthy of God’s Grace. Because man had broken the Covenant of Works when Adam had eaten from the Tree of Knowledge‚ God offered a new covenant to Abraham’s people which held that election to Heaven was merely a possibility. In the Puritan religion‚ believers
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Hawthorne’s Tone Phillip Vernon Hawthorne’s tone towards the Puritans is critical while his tone towards Hester is admiring. His criticism is apparent when he points out the Puritan’s hypocrisy‚ as well as when he shows respect for people and ideas that seem oppositional to Puritan beliefs. Hawthorne’s admiration for Hester becomes clear both when he describes her physical beauty‚ and her independence. The Puritans are‚ at times‚ extremely hypocritical. They strive to create a Utopia in
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