Hester's final return, seemingly contradictory, is actually the embodiment of Hawthorne's unique humanistic Puritan thought of profound understanding of religion and human nature. The process of Chillingworth's ambition is mainly described, but in the end he still gave all his property to Pearl, which to a certain extent shows the coexistence of Hawthorne's inner humanism and Puritanism. Hawthorne has always adhered to the puritanical moral concept and firmly believed in the consciousness of original sin, but also advocated that people can obtain purification of the soul through atonement and repentance. While firmly believing that human nature is evil, he also expresses deep understanding and sympathy for some demands in human nature, and supports people's pursuit of material and spiritual. Hawthorne criticized the Puritanism's persecution of heretics for the excessively strict canon and dogma of Puritanism.
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