"At any rate, very few Indians were converted, and the Salem folk believed that the virgin forest was the Devil's last preserve, his hime based and the citadel of his final stand. To the best of their knowledge the American forest was the last place on the earth that was not paying homage to god(40).
In Crucible, the author states that the forest is symbolized by devil since the forest back in the colonial age were not well discovered or developed. Thus, people back then often believes that the forest is a dangerous place where bad things will happen. Besides, the forest is also regarded as a evil place by stating that the forest is the home of black man and a sinful place. People can do anything in the forest since it is a good place that can stay from other peoples. Both Crucible and The Scarlet Letter are based on the Puritan society and they both believed that the forest is a sinful and ominous place.
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