American Literature
The whole society's basis was on religious enlightenment. Yet, why was it that the first thing that was to be built in Boston was a prison? Why is the
first building thought of a place of punishment? Another example of religious hypocrisy happened early in the book. Hawthorne described some
gossiping housewives that were talking about Hester's punishment. Each one of the housewives was advocating harsher punishment for Hester.
"The magistrates are Godfearing gentleman, but merciful overmuch,that is the truth," added a third autumnal matron. "At the very least, they
should have put the brand of a hot iron on Hester Prynne's forehead. Madam Hester would have winced at that, I warrant me."(Housewife 36).
Religion is often the source of much hypocrisy. A great example of God being perverted into something else, were the Crusades. Christian soldiers
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