The Scarlet Letter - Intolerance The Scarlet Letter By Sarah Johnston Nathaniel Hawthorne used his writing skills to appropriately show the strict intolerant ways of the disciplined Puritan America of 1850, with his novel The Scarlet Letter. This novel has become a classic, because of the accurate portrayal of the conservative Puritan ways. His novel is one of few to tell of the true Puritan lifestyle. Hawthorne explains the ways in which society cast out any …showed first 75 words of 1266 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1266 total…filled with strict morals and very conservative ideas, the most important value in self-learning and maturity was the realization of individuality. This time period strongly frowned upon diversity, so the struggle to express oneself was extremely difficult. This novel was very focused on teaching the idea of valuing your own morals and ideas above everyone else's. Even when the battle is you versus everyone, even when a large conformed society is very hard to fight.