Ilya - 01 October 17, 2000 Comparison of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible Through careful analyzes of The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Crucible, by Arthur Miller, one will discover the related themes throughout the stories. These themes include sin, punishment, evil, and lust. The Puritan society and the characters have also built upon the themes of both stories. The existence of close relationship between the two works is evident with thorough analysis. The main …showed first 75 words of 737 total…

…showed last 75 words of 737 total…would be the better of the two Puritan women. After a complete analysis of the themes of The Scarlet Letter and The Crucible, one would be able to better understand the viewpoints of both authors, Hawthorne and Miller. Sin, punishment, love, and evil have been the major factors for the development of the themes and plots of the two stories. Also, The effect that religion had on the lives of the community cannot be overlooked.