Modern Puritan

Throughout both the crucible and the Scarlet Letter, it is evident that the Puritan society can be very judgmental, and harsh to people who break the rules and sin.  In many ways it is very hard for these people to forgive one another.  In fact many times there are people in a Puritan society that can never forgive others for doing something wrong.  I think that this is wrong, and that people should be able to forgive others for what they have done.  I think that an example of a modern Puritan society would be that of the one that we live in today.  For example take a look at people who commit a felony, and are forced to go to jail for breaking the law.  They go to jail and they serve their time as a consequence for what they did wrong.  They are willing to admit that they did something wrong, and they take the public shaming from others.  However when they are released from jail, it seems that they are still imprisoned behind cold steel bars.  For instance many former felons find it hard to integrate back into their society after so many years of confinement.  They may also have a tough time reaching out to family or friends who cannot look past their past failures.  They are not willing to grant forgiveness, and they make the felon continue to live in his mistake for the rest of his life.  In addition former felons have a tough time finding employment after their prison years.  It seems that there should be no reason for this, especially after they had already served their sentence.  People deserve to receive a second chance in life, and I feel that former felons are not granted the same opportunities that regular citizens are granted.