The writer, Nathaniel Hawthorne, portrays the Puritan society in his novel, the "The Scarlet Letter". Through out this novel, Hawthorne shows the reader certain aspects of his opinion of the Puritan society. Hawthorne is constantly judging the Puritans and it's standards of morality. A number of Puritans do not agree with Hawthorne's novel, such as how he portrays the society's methods of punishment and it's hypocrisy. Hawthorne depicts his opinion through the four, major characters …showed first 75 words of 129 total…

…showed last 75 words of 129 total…as how he portrays the society's methods of punishment and it's hypocrisy. Hawthorne depicts his opinion through the four, major characters of his novel, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, Roger Chillingworth, and Pearl. Hawthorne does not condone Hester's adultery, but he does find it less serious a sin than the sins of Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. He portrays the puritan women, who believe in harsh punishments towards Hester, as "hard-featured dames". " This woman has brought shame upon