Part one of term paper
In the democracy that America holds presently, government attempts to make society much less harsh and more easygoing. In Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, The Scarlet Letter, life is centered around a seventeenth century, rigid Puritan society in which one is unable to express his or her innermost thoughts and secrets. Every human being needs th ...

Part two of term paper
... sanctuary in the form of the mysterious forest, for the four main characters. Hawthorne uses the forest to provide a "shelter" for the members of society in need of a refuge from daily Puritan life. In the deep, dark crevices of the forest, many of the central characters bring forth hidden thoughts and emotions. The forest track leads away from the settlement out into the wilderness where all signs of civilization vanish. This is precisely the escape route from the strict ordinances of law and rel ...