The Godly beliefs and punishments followed by the Puritans stemmed from their English experience and complete involvement in religion. The Puritan society molded itself and created a government based upon the Bible and implemented it with force. Hester's act of adultery was welcomed with rage and was qualified for serious punishment. Boston became more involved in Hester's life after her crime was announced than it had ever been before?óÔé¼ÔÇØthe religious based, justice system formally punished her and society collectively tortured her. Based upon the religious, governmental, and social design of the society, Hester's entire existence revolved around her sin and...
chastisement received by Hester in the novel was based upon the Puritan religious, social, and governmental beliefs, structured into a single ideology, which was formed from their English experience and complete commitment to religion. The Church and the government, one in the same, "sentenced Hester to a life of embarrassment", first upon a scaffold, later with a symbol. The cloth letter presented on Hester's chest opened a door for continuous public humiliation and involvement. Hester's sin enveloped her and caused the Puritan society, because of its moral and collective structure, to become the most significant aspect of her life.