The Crucible VS The Scarlet Letter

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Term Paper Title	The Crucible VS The Scarlet Letter
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# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.81

The Crucible VS The Scarlet Letter

Two hundred years ago, the church was the center of life in many New England towns.  The church provided not only religions guidance but, was a place for social gathering and a chance for neighbors to keep in touch.  This is shown in depth in Boston, by Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter and in Salem, by Arthur Miller’s, The  Crucible.   Both towns are perfect models of the churches’ affect on their communities.
Both towns were settled by immigrants from England seeking religious freedom from the theocracies in Europe.  In each town the church became a leading force in the local government.  The church could influence the courts to impose legal penalties on crimes against the Ten Commandments.  Crimes such as adultery, in The Scarlet Letter, and worshiping other gods, The Crucible, were violations of the commandments and carried significant civil penalties.  The church influenced the community  “to keep the community together, and to prevent any kind of disunity that might challenge the church’s institutional values.”
In The Scarlet Letter, Boston even held special Election Day sermons.  These were then followed by a special procession given by the town for the “minister whom they so loved.”  However, these beloved church leaders were not the perfect devout workers of God that they professed to be.  Reverend Dimmesdale, was an adult...

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