The view of society Hello! I am writing a literary analysis on the Scarlet Letter. The topic that I chose was "point of view." I was seeking help on...

In the
Puritan world, there was no real forgiveness of sins--short of public punishment and shame or
even death.  In such an environment, the discovery of secret sin was feared above nearly
everything else.  One way to deflect attention from one's one sinfulness is to point out--loudly
and forcefully and with some satisfaction--the sins of others.  That's exactly what happened
here, though we never have the benefit of knowing others' specific sins.  Well, except for
hypocrisy,...