The puritans were a very fearful, strict and highly religious people. This is explained well in Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible”, and in Johnathon Edward’s “Sinners in the Hands of on Angry God”. These traits in the society had positive effects and negative effects. Fearfulness had it’s positive tolls on the society. They feared the worst things to happen to themselves and to the community. By fearing many things they were very well …showed first 75 words of 1148 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1148 total…strictness. The town feared witches and so they brought out strict laws against any actions. The town people had to obey the rules or else they could be discriminated against. Religion was the main key to their whole way of life. Everyone followed the same rules of God and obeyed the town rules and went to church. You would be looked at as different if you did otherwise, and May even be sent to HELL.