puritan practices as did Hawthorne in his maturity. Hawthorne clearlyconveyed his views on Puritanism through The Scarlet Letter.Hawthorne portrayed his childhood through some of his characters, such as Hester andPearl. He created Hester to be as his mother was to him. Hester lived alone and in the shame of Gray 3the town. She was also forced to wear an “A” automatically casting her out of the social circle. Hawthorne felt his mother wore an invisible “A” although she committed no crime. She stillexperienced the same loneliness and sorrow caused by being an outcast. Hester was veryprotective of Pearl, her daughter. She would keep her near because that was her only reason forliving up to her sin. Hawthorne’s mother also was very protective of Hawthorne. Hawthorne’smother would not let him out much to play with other kids or interact in the world in fear ofloosing him. These overly protective actions caused Hawthorne to be independent andunsociable. Pearl reacted the same way as Hawthorne; she would play in the woods by herselfand would fight with other kids to the point in which they thought she was a witch. BothHawthorne and Pearl turned nature into their only friend, their playground, their happiness. Hawthorne regretted the way his mother raised him and will be ever effected by it. Yet he pitiedher loneliness; therefore, inspiring him to express his feelings in The Scarlet Letter.The Scarlet Letter was a recap of Hawthorne’s life. For Hawthorne, writing The ScarletLetter was a way for him to express his forever damaged past. He clearly relates themeteorology, setting, political views, and anthropology of the novel directly to his life. Hawthorne portrays the meteorology of his childhood and that of Pearls by creating the samewoodsy climate where the sun doesn’t shine bright in the face sin. In the novel, Hawthorne createsthe setting to be an almost exact replica of his ow...
