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L.S. Punderson. “The Puritan Daily Life: Research Topic Ideas on Life as a Puritan in the Colonies.” Bright Hub Education, Brighthubeducation.com, 13 Apr. 2015, www.brighthubeducation.com/history-homework-help/112142-daily-life-of-a-puritan-colonist/.

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Everyone had to go to church twice every week, church and god were a big part of the puritan life. If people did not abide to god's laws, then they were punished, these punishments could go from hanging, to public whipping or other ways to work on atoning for your sins.

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Family was very important in the Puritan life, along with religion. Most of the puritans lived longer than people in Britain so they were able to become grandparents which was not very common back then. They also had a habit for keeping daily journals.

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The black man is a symbol for the evils inherit in humans. Hester considers the A on her chest to be the Black Man's mark, and throughout the book we are shown that the black man is not good, but more like satan, or some other entity of evil in the puritan's eyes.

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The largest Symbol in The Scarlet Letter is definitely the scarlet A which stands for Adultery. This symbol showcases Hester's sinful actions, but also shows so much more about the culture she is living in. The scarlet letter although it brands her as a sinner also brands her as a scapegoat, and a harbinger of evil, as Hester refers to it as the Mark of the Black Man which through the book is related to being evil.

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The second big theme of the Scarlet Letter is sin. Throughout the book we see Hester and Dimmesdale suffering for their sins, either publicly or internally. Hester suffers publicly as she carries the Scarlet Letter on her body for the rest of her life. Dimmesdale suffers more internally because he knows he should be in the same place as Hester, but he isn't, so he feels guilt for his sins that he was not directly punished for.

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Guilt is a big theme in the Scarlet Letter founded at the very start of the book when Hester is branded with the scarlet A. This scarlet letter follows her throughout the book as a constant reminder of her guilty past.

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He did not like his ancestors, and he put a w in his last name to try to distance himself from them and the things they did.  His great-great grandfather was John Hathorne, a judge in the Salem witch trials. Much of his writing is said to be based off of his ancestor's pasts and lifestyles.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne was a writer in the 19th century, he was born in Salem Massachusetts. He was born on July 4, 1804. In 1821 he went to Bowdoin for 4 years, and returned home in 1825. Once he returned home he began to work on his writings.

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Brooks, Rebecca Beatrice. “The Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne.” History of Massachusetts, History of Massachusetts Blog, 15 Sept. 2011, historyofmassachusetts.org/nathaniel-hawthorne/.

“Themes in The Scarlet Letter.” Conflict between Faith and Doubt in Galileo, Bachelorandmaster.com, www.bachelorandmaster.com/britishandamericanfiction/themes-in-the-scarlet-letter.html#.W5fSItJKjrc.

L.S. Punderson. “The Puritan Daily Life: Research Topic Ideas on Life as a Puritan in the Colonies.” Bright Hub Education, Brighthubeducation.com, 13 Apr. 2015, www.brighthubeducation.com/history-homework-help/112142-daily-life-of-a-puritan-colonist/.