History Main / NewEnglandPuritan

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': [[spoiler:[[Characters/TheOwlHouseEmperorBelos Philip Wittebane's]] [[ImpliedTrope all but stated to be status as this]] forms the core part of his motivation as [[BigBad Emperor Belos]]. Philip was born sometime before the year 1613 when he moved to the small settlement of Gravesfield, Connecticut with his older brother Caleb. While in Gravesfield, Philip's attempts to integrate with the local population resulted in him getting fully indoctrinated into the Witch Hunt hysteria of the time. When Caleb secretly eloped with the Witch Evelyn, Philip went off to "save" him, only to [[{{Yandere}} violently murder Caleb in a fit of jealous rage when he broke with tradition and had children with Evelyn]], thereby irrevocably "tainting" Caleb in [[AbsoluteXenophobe Philip's]] eyes. His overall clothing is very much in the colonial style that was common with much of the populace at the time, and in "Thanks to Them", he even states that all of his actions are for the good of people's souls just before he returns to the Demon Realm to finish his witch hunt.]]

* ''Creator/AtunSheiFilms'': Rakich's character the "Witchfinder General (of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay)" is a staunch and intense Puritan, played for humor.

[[caption-width-right:325:"[[WebVideo/TheWitchfinderGeneral As God loved the Israelites, so today he loves the folk of Massachusetts.]]"]]

* ''WebVideo/AtunSheiFilms'': Rakich's character the "Witchfinder General (of the Colony of Massachusetts Bay)" is a staunch and intense Puritan, played for humor.

Culturally, [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]] differed from the rest of [[UsefulNotes/TheThirteenAmericanColonies colonial America]] in that its colonies were founded by [[CultColony religious dissidents]], whereas those elsewhere were mostly settled for economic gain. Only UsefulNotes/{{Maine}} and New Hampshire weren't founded by religious adherents, and both were subsequently absorbed by UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}}. Due to this, the church became a big part of New England life and the region was historically a hotbed of Protestant [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalism]]. As a result, New Englanders were often stereotyped as pious and evangelical. Another stereotype was that New Englanders were political rabble-rousers; and, given the region's early status as a locus for [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution revolutionary]] and later abolitionist activity, there is some TruthInTelevision to this. Expect the Pilgrims and [[SalemIsWitchCountry the Salem Witch Trials]] to be referenced when this trope is brought up.

Culturally, [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]] differed from the rest of [[UsefulNotes/TheThirteenAmericanColonies colonial America]] in that it was founded by [[CultColony religious dissidents]], whereas the rest were mostly settled for economic gain. Only UsefulNotes/{{Maine}} and New Hampshire weren't founded by religious adherents, and both were absorbed by UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}}. Due to this, the church became a big part of New England life and the region was historically a hotbed of Protestant [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalism]]. As a result, New Englanders were often stereotyped as pious and evangelical. Another stereotype was that New Englanders were rabble rousers; and, given that the region was a locus for [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution revolutionary]] and later abolitionist activity, there is some TruthInTelevision to this. Expect the Pilgrims and [[SalemIsWitchCountry the Salem Witch Trials]] to be referenced when this trope is brought up.

Culturally, [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]] differed from the other [[UsefulNotes/TheThirteenAmericanColonies thirteen colonies]] in that it was founded by [[CultColony religious dissidents]], whereas the rest were mostly settled for economic gain. Only UsefulNotes/{{Maine}} and New Hampshire weren't founded by religious adherents, and both were absorbed by UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}}. Due to this, the church became a big part of New England life and the region was historically a hotbed of Protestant [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalism]]. As a result, New Englanders were often stereotyped as pious and evangelical. Another stereotype was that New Englanders were rabble rousers; and, given that the region was a locus for [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution revolutionary]] and later abolitionist activity, there is some TruthInTelevision to this. Expect the Pilgrims and [[SalemIsWitchCountry the Salem Witch Trials]] to be referenced when this trope is brought up.

Ironically enough, modern-day New England tends to be stereotyped as being both very liberal and secular, with the DeepSouth being the region now associated with "Bible Belt" religiosity. Adding to the irony, the modern Christian denomination most connected to the Puritans, the United Church of Christ, is highly progressive. Meanwhile, the largest denomination in the South, the Southern Baptist Convention--a bastion of Southern Bible-thumping religious conservatism--traces its roots to the Baptists of old Rhode Island, who were simultaneously more austerely Puritan than the Puritans of Massachusetts and Connecticut but also more freethinking and, well, liberal (for 17th-century New England at any rate). This is largely due to waves of Catholic immigration as the Evangelical Protestants moved westward (and sent missionaries southward), but also has to do with genuine egalitarian elements in Puritan thought. However, this trope will still pop up, often in HistoricalFiction and when LovecraftCountry is invoked. A SubTrope of TheFundamentalist and HollywoodNewEngland. Will often involve a SinisterMinister.

Ironically enough, modern-day New England tends to be stereotyped as being both very liberal and secular, with the DeepSouth being the region now associated with "Bible Belt" religiosity. Adding to the irony, the modern Christian denomination most connected to the Puritans, the United Church of Christ, is highly progressive. Meanwhile, the largest denomination in the South, the Southern Baptist Convention--a bastion of Southern Bible-thumping religious conservatism--traces its roots to the Baptists of old Rhode Island, who were simultaneously more austerely Puritan than the Puritans of Massachusetts and Connecticut but also more freethinking and, well, liberal (for 17th-century New England at any rate). This is largely due to waves of Catholic immigration as the Evangelical Protestants moved westward, but also has to do with genuine egalitarian elements in Puritan thought. However, this trope will still pop up, often in HistoricalFiction and when LovecraftCountry is invoked. A SubTrope of TheFundamentalist and HollywoodNewEngland. Will often involve a SinisterMinister.

Ironically enough, modern-day New England tends to be stereotyped as being both very liberal and secular, with the DeepSouth being the region now associated with "Bible Belt" religiosity. (Adding to the irony, the modern Christian denomination most connected to the Puritans, the United Church of Christ, is highly progressive.) This is largely due to waves of Catholic immigration as the Evangelical Protestants moved westward, but also has to do with genuine egalitarian elements in Puritan thought. However, this trope will still pop up, often in HistoricalFiction and when LovecraftCountry is invoked. A SubTrope of TheFundamentalist and HollywoodNewEngland. Will often involve a SinisterMinister.

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Culturally, [[HollywoodNewEngland New England]] differed from the other [[UsefulNotes/TheThirteenAmericanColonies thirteen colonies]] in that it was founded by [[CultColony religious dissidents]], whereas the rest were mostly settled for economic gain. Only UsefulNotes/{{Maine}} and New Hampshire weren't founded by religious denominations, and both were absorbed by UsefulNotes/{{Massachusetts}}. Due to this, the church became a big part of New England life and the region was historically a hotbed of Protestant [[TheFundamentalist fundamentalism]]. As a result, New Englanders were often stereotyped as pious and evangelical. A related stereotype was that New Englanders were rabble rousers; and, given that the region was a locus for [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution revolutionary]] and later abolitionist activity, there is some TruthInTelevision to this. Expect the Pilgrims and [[SalemIsWitchCountry the Salem Witch Trials]] to be referenced when this trope is brought up.

* ''Literature/TheHandmaidsTale'': The dystopian novel is set in New England in the near future and it's implied the fundamentalist Christian movement that took control of the state had originated there as well. [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny Republic of Gilead]] only controls parts of [[DividedStatesOfAmerica the former USA]] and the republic has a Christian fundamentalist theocratic totalitarian regime that arose as a response to a world-wide fertility crisis. ''Literature/TheBible'' (or at least, the parts of it useful to those in power) is interpreted very literally and the society is patriarchal to the extreme.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': [[ParodiedTrope Parodied]] in the episode "Which Witch is Which?". In the episode Timmy travels back in time to the days of Dimmsdale's original founding in the mid 1600s, complete with Witch Hunting hysteria. This is despite the fact that the town in question was previously implied to be set in California, and the Witch Hunter's are ''so'' gullible they can be told that a '''tree stump''' is a Witch and opt to execute it, ironically by the only actual Witch in the town.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': [[spoiler:[[Characters/TheOwlHouseEmperorBelos Philip Wittebane's]] [[ImpliedTrope all but stated to be status as this]] forms the core part of his motivation as [[BigBad Emperor Belos]]. Philip was born sometime before the year 1613 when he moved to the small settlement of Gravesfield, Connecticut with his older brother Caleb. While in Gravesfield, Philip's attempts to integrate with the local population resulted in him getting fully indoctrinated into the Witch Hunt hysteria of the time. When Caleb secretly eloped with the Witch Evelyn, Philip went off to "save" him, only to murder Caleb in a fit of jealous rage when he broke with tradition and had children with Evelyn. His overall clothing is very much in the colonial style that was common with much of the populace at the time, and in "Thanks to Them", he even states that all of his actions are for the good of people's souls just before he returns to the Demon Realm to finish his witch hunt.]]

Ironically enough, modern-day New England tends to be stereotyped as being both very liberal and secular, with the DeepSouth being the region now associated with "Bible Belt" religiosity. (Adding to the irony, the modern Christian denomination most connected to the Puritans, the United Church of Christ, is highly progressive.) This is largely due to waves of Catholic immigration as the Evangelical Protestants moved westward. However, this trope will still pop up, often in HistoricalFiction and when LovecraftCountry is invoked. A SubTrope of TheFundamentalist and HollywoodNewEngland. Will often involve a SinisterMinister.