Background Info
Estimated Time: 10 minutes
Watch the video about Nathaniel Hawthorne and read the article about Puritanism to help set the background for this story.
The Puritans ‑ Definition, England & Beliefs | HISTORY
The Puritans were members of a religious reform movement that arose in the late 16th century and held that the Church of England should eliminate ceremonies and practices not rooted in the Bible.