Abstract
In order to better understand the research and analysis of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s consideration of individual freedom and the Puritan law, this paper discusses the paradox of “Integration” and “Isolation” in The Scarlet Letter. This paper analyzes the main process of the characters’ empathy from delaying to awakening and then to remodeling, which reflects the social conflict between individuals’ free will and the Puritan law in 17th -century America. Therefore, Hawthorne’s criticism of the conservatism of the Puritan society can be accurately conveyed on the one hand, and the other hand, the study illustrates Hawthorne’s moderate reform position on the establishment of a benign Puritan community with “empathy” as the core, thus providing guidance for the contemporary society
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