When entering a building, be it a church, a school or a workplace, a person can normally see a difference in a few people. Christians usually stand out from the rest of the world because they have something that others don't have, Jesus Christ. Religious figures such as pastors, reverends or ministers should set a good example for everyone so that people can look up to them. Nathaniel Hawthorne had a prime example of an unjust man in his great-grandfather who served as a judge in the Salem witch trials. An event that so impressed Hawthorne that he changed the spelling of his name to separate himself from Judge Hathorn's identity. Considering the events of the Salem witch trials, it is no wonder that Nathaniel Hawthorne uses Puritan beliefs and background as sources for his writings. Nathaniel Hawthorne writes about many religious figures in each of his books or stories; however, they are not always right. Hawthorne uses The Scarlet Letter, “The Minister's Black Veil,” and “Young Goodman Brown” to serve as an indictment of Puritan society. In The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne uses Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale as the religious leader who commits sin while serving as a cleric. leader. Hester Prynne, convicted of being an adulteress, is constantly reminded of the horrible sin she has committed. The congregation, as well as Reverend Dimmesdale, talks about her and what she has done, but the congregation does not realize that the Reverend has committed the same sin. Reverend Dimmesdale tells the congregation, “I stand at the point where, seven years ago… He bids you look again at Hester's Scarlet Letter! It tells you that, with all its mysterious horror,...... middle of paper......83-85.Literary reference center. Network. March 30, 2014. Monteiro, George. "A Non-Literary Source for" Hawthorne's Selfishness; Or The BosomSerpent." American Literature 41.4 (1970): 575-584. Academic Search Complete.Web. April 13, 2014. Predmore, Richard. "'YOUNG GOODMAN BROWN' Night Journey into the Forest." Journal Of Analytical Psychology 22.3 (1977) : 250-257. Web. April 9, 2014. "The Minister's Black Veil." Studies InShort Fiction 23.1 (1986): 113-117. Academic research completed. Web. April 13, 2014. Walsh Jr., Thomas F. “The Bedeviling Of Young Goodman Brown.” Modern LanguageQuarterly 19.4 (1958) : 331. Academic research completed. Web. April 9, 2014. “Young Goodman Brown".. 2014.