简介:whoevercommitsasinwillbepunished.ThethesisalsopresentsHawthorne’sattitudetowardsPuritanism.Ononehand,NathanielHawthorne’sTheScarletLetterwaswrittenin18thcentury.ThesettingofTheScarletLetterisinthe17thcenturyinBoston,[10](48)HeisthevictimofthePuritansociety.AndanotheraspectofPuritanismisthesourceofGod’swill.ItisintheBible.ThePuritansdistrustnatureasaguideforbehavior