1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Eva8 [605]
3 years ago
8

What points do you think hawthorne is trying to make about organized religion?

History
1 answer:
Alexeev081 [22]3 years ago
6 0

The Scarlet Letter shows readers the lives of a Puritan community in the 17th century. Religion (blind religion) meant everything to them, and the words of their Reverends was law. Breaking any religious rules was punished by public humiliation and punishment of the person who committed it, for example, Hester Prynne. When the church found out that she was committing adultery, they forced her to wear a scarlet letter 'A' on her chest, so that her sin could follow her everywhere and she (and others in the community), could be constantly reminded of it. <span>

<span>This kind of belief in punishing supposed "sinners" made relationships between men and women in this Puritan community very strained. Religion governed their way of life. They failed to realize that no human is perfect, and no human can precisely follow that kind of a lifestyle. In the end, when the reader finds out who the man was that Hester had committed adultery with, it is obvious what Hawthorne was trying to communicate about such strict organized religion; no one is as perfect as God, therefore looking up to reverends and priests in such a blind belief is dangerous because they are only human and make similar mistakes as everyone else.</span></span>

You might be interested in
What year did thomas edison invent the electric light bulb?
alexdok [17]
Thomas Edison invented the electric light bulb in 1879.
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
How were peter the great and king charles 1 of england silmilar?
zaharov [31]
Like Peter the Great, Charles I went through the most opposition to his rule from the nobility. They were both very important leaders. They both had outstanding tolerance, and not only for religion. 
8 0
3 years ago
Which of the following was the main “spoil” in the spoils system?
pickupchik [31]
D. Positions in the government

8 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
What kind of protest did the American Indian movement hold in the late 1960s​
Readme [11.4K]

Answer:

The Red Power movement was a social movement led by Native American youth to demand self-determination for Native Americans in the United States.

6 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Did anyone else also became free after the American Revolution was over?
Phantasy [73]

The colonies got their independence from Great Britain. The slaves who were promised freedom for fighting in the war (on both sides) I would assume we're granted freedom.

4 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • If the government wanted to slow down the economy’s growth, it would A. increase government spending and increase taxes. B. incr
    14·2 answers
  • The articles of conderation was the name given to the first constition of the united states
    11·1 answer
  • based on what you have read, select each group below whose equal rights were ensured by the civil rights act
    13·1 answer
  • How did the four factors of production determine which nations were able to industrialize after Britain?
    7·1 answer
  • What was an advantage for the south at the start of the civil war?
    6·2 answers
  • The Gupta Empire was a classical civilization located in _____.
    13·1 answer
  • Bank loans help the economy by.
    9·1 answer
  • Conclusion for segregation, racism and slavery
    11·1 answer
  • 20 POINTS NEED HELP ASAP WILL MARK BRAINLIST
    6·1 answer
  • What is the total number of innocent people killed during the holocaust
    15·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!