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Throughout time, the power of the people and their laws have differed in many ways. The Puritans are one example. Many people in this time period died because of their "branded sin." In Nathaniel Hawthorne's The scarlet Letter, the character Hester Prynne and her ....

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.... her child. For example, 'Woman, transgress not not beyond limits of heaven's mercy! hat little babe hath been gifted with a voice, to second and confirm the councel which thou hast heard. Speak out the name" cries Mr. Wilson" 'Never!' replies Hester. "It is too deeply branded. Ye cannot take it off. And would that I might endure his agony as wellas mine!" So as you can see she leaves the A on her bosom. Hester was not the only one mistreated by the Puritans. Her child, Pearl, also was a sinner because she had been convinced by her mother (a sinner). She was also called an elf-child. This was a name used by Mr. Wilson. "What' little bird of scarlet pl ....