"Scarlet Letter" (Hawthorne) paper
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ritans and whose eccentricity reminds Hester of her sin. The Puritans seem negative and ignorant. Everything that they can not explain is evil to them. The Enlightenment caused people to think rationally, so in Hawthorne's time, many things that the Puritans knew nothing about were understood and people were able to view the world more optimistically. Pearl's character is a perfect example of something that is completely different when seen from two points of view.
ritans and whose eccentricity reminds Hester of her sin. The Puritans seem negative and ignorant. Everything that they can not explain is evil to them. The Enlightenment caused people to think rationally, so in Hawthorne's time, many things that the Puritans knew nothing about were understood and people were able to view the world more optimistically. Pearl's character is a perfect example of something that is completely different when seen from two points of view.