In Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a crappy , Puritanistic society in which one is unable to divulge his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs the opportunity to express how they truly feel, or the emotion is bottled up until it becomes volatile. Unfortunately, Puritan society did not permit this expression, so Puritans had to seek alternate means in order to relieve themselves. Luckily, at least for the …showed first 75 words of 654 total…

…showed last 75 words of 654 total…equal, or even that she is above him. This is possibly one of the reasons that Puritans won’t accept these emotional displays, because the society is so socially oriented. In conclusion, I Drew Nunez find it interesting that Hester and Dimmesdale's shelter is symbolic of how we today use things to get away whether it be boxing, snowboarding, biking, running, working on your car, anything you enjoy doing to get away from it all.