An Analysis of Puritanism and Hawthorne’s Contradictory 英语专业毕业论文.docVIP

An Analysis of Puritanism and Hawthorne’s Contradictory Religious Thoughts in The Scarlet Letter 1. Introduction Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804—1864) is an outstanding representative of American Romantic writers in the late of 19th century and one of the founders of American literature. In the early of 17th century, Hawthorne’s ancestors had immigrated to the United States. His family was prominent and rich more than two centuries and began to decline until the 19th century. Generations of his ancestors were fanatical Puritan, which two generations of ancestors were the leading figures of theocrat