The Modern Puritan

So one day I was told to do this blog post and think about the whole topic of the "modern Puritan," whatever it may be in your mind.
After thinking and more thinking, I realized that the modern Puritan not only could be talked about in comparing the Puritan now vs. many years ago, but it can also be compared to other aspects in our society.
First things first, what is a Puritan?
Well, according to the dictionary definition, a Puritan can be defined as, "someone who adheres to strict religious principles; someone opposed to sensual pleasures."
In my mind, a Puritan is not only strict to religious principles, but they are pretty much strict on everything else. This would definitely include laws, rules, and other things that people have to follow.
One of the first things I thought of when it came to a Puritan was one of the forms of government that was enforced back in the Ancient Chinese Civilization. The form of government was called Legalism, which meant punishment for the ones who did wrong, and a reward for the good. This in a sense was somewhat like a Puritan because Puritans are often punished for crimes like adultery. Even though they didn't have much of a reward for good, it kept some people out of trouble and it was an expectation of a Puritan to be chops. "Good" meant obeying God's commandments to the Puritans, but in the Ancient Chinese Civilization, it was more force that was exerted. This meant that you shouldn't get on the bad side of the King, because Legalism meant force and a lot of power to one ruler.
This meant that Legalism in the Ancient Chinese Civilization might've been more strict than Puritans back in the 16-17th centuries, but they are fairly similar as for how strict things can be.
Not only could Puritans be compared to Legalism, but it can also be compared with modern society. One of the examples that I thought of were parents.
Yes, parents.
Typically some parents are stricter than others, bit most of them all have one mission; to make you the best person you could be. That is similar to Puritans because primarily one of the reasons why they obey everything God says is to be the best person they can be (for God). Also, parents can be really strict, so strict that they might even enforce similar rules on you, which makes parents comparable to the Puritans. (may I also note that the Asian parent is primarily stricter? It's true, it's not just stereotypes!!)