Not-so-goody Salem!

Back then in Salem, times were really tough. If someone did anything associated with the devil, they're witches. Even if they didn't but look guilty, WITCHES. Being sentenced to death was an average, daily-basis thing. Does that even seem reasonable? To the Puritans back then in Salem, it all made sense. You worship the devil, you die. Since the Puritans were so paranoid that the devil himself would make his way into their community, absolutely anything done wrong was a life/death decision. The accusations weren't supposed to have anything to do with gender, age, or anything of the sort, but that didn't work. Children seemed to be the worst people in the whole community, yet with lying, they got away with basically anything. How can a child possibly do anything wrong...?
From what was going on in Salem, to us the Puritans sound crazy. Religion was always put in first place-yet murders were happening everyday. Nonsense! Life as a Puritan was extra hard. The children actually had it bad, too. The girls and boys were expected to do totally separate things. Little girls had to stay home, learn to cook and sew, and do house chores. Boys got to go out and explore the outdoors, practiced carpentry and crafts, and hunt. Nothing mattered except to worship and cherish God. Welcome to the life of a Puritan.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, the author of The Scarlet Letter, was born in Salem, Massachusetts. His father was a judge in the Salem witch trials. I believe Hawthorne wrote his famous book because of how closely he can relate to it, considering he actually lived in the time period in Salem itself. I think Nathaniel Hawthorne did a good job by writing this book because people can compare their religious beliefs with the old days' beliefs, or do anything. This Puritan background definitely has an impact on present society here in America. The Salem Witch Trials were a big mistake, so because of history, we know now how to deal with crimes and the people who commit them. I feel that back then, nobody trusted anyone in the Salem society, and it is much different now-a-days. A person can actually trust a security/police/guard without being afraid of accusations. Because of the horrible past, America's society is what it is now- a liberated country with freedom of speech, religion, ANYTHING.