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He was born and raised in Salem and his grandfather was Salem Witch Trial Judge, John Hathorne. There is speculation he changed the spelling of his last name at the age of 26 to separate himself from his ancestors.

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During his prime he wrote his most famous book "The Scarlet Letter"and also another popular one, ¨The House of the Seven Gables." In the end, he tried to write again but his writing was always incomplete and incoherent. His mental state slowed down and his health began to slip away.

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In The Scarlet Letter many characters are faced with sin. The first example we see is with Hester Prynne. She is publically shamed with the crime of adultery and it continues to follow her. This theme appears throughout the novel several times with other characters such as Dimmesdale and Chillingworth. This theme plays a large role in the story because it shapes some of the main characters.

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This theme is prevalent in the novel in two different ways. It can either be taken as passion in the form of love or passion in the form of sin. The love between Hester and Arthur is passionate and though it is forbidden, they overlook it because of their passion for one another. However, the acts of Chillingsworth are passionate sin. He is doing wrong and should be aware of it, but he continues to act out in his passion.

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Hester's daughter Pearl is an obvious symbol for sin. She was the result of adultery and is viewed as an outcast. However, with this comes hope, another thing Pearl symbolizes. She represents the possible positive outcome of Hester's life.

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In the beginning of the novel it is clear that The Scarlet Letter A Hester wears is a symbol for adultery. As the story develops it becomes something more, it turns into a symbol for things such as grace and sacredness.

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Life in the Puritan 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Life in the Puritan 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony

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This Colony was a Mans World. Male supremacy was the common agreement among the Puritans. They favored public punishment like that of the old testament and therefore did not feel guilty of their actions. A common public punishment was making adulterers wear a scarlet letter A upon their chest. There are two known executions of adulterers that occured in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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Life in the Puritan 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Life in the Puritan 17th century Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Massachusetts Bay Colony was one of the first English settlements. It was established in the early 1600s by Puritan Refugees. Puritans were English Reformed Protestants. They grew this colony to have about 20,000 Puritans by the mid-seventeenth century. These people lived busy lives making use of all time in a day. They dedicated every day to God and worshipped him in everything.

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