"Puritan" is a novel by the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, which tells about the life of the pilgrims who settled at the edge of the forest in New England. The main character, Gibson Puritan, comes to this settlement, where he communicates with local residents and learns a lot of interesting things about their culture and beliefs. The author, due to the transparency of the style and the deep psychology of the characters, reveals in detail the topic of survival, religious beliefs and morality in the common people. "Puritan" is a work that invites readers to ask themselves about the most important life values and the meaning of their existence.