... impact on the reader. To see the difference in life is quite extraordinary, where the sins of a person is a very public issue, and very important, whereas, now issues are mostly kept in private. The treatment of sinners in this period of time was very poor. For example, Hester had committed adultery, and not just being punished by the law, she had to wear "a scarlet letter" to make sure the whole community knew ... shown love between Pearl and Dimmesdale, but also links the evilness Pearl was seen to be, which is also broken by his act. So the language the author uses, is very emotive c...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... becomes further entrenched in his guilt. His reaction, however, is not to palliate his suffering by confessing, rather, he further engrosses himself in self-mutilation by creating his own "scarlet A" on his chest, the conduit through which he attempts to atone for his sin. After dealing with increasing frustration, Dimmesdale mounts the scaffold in the middle of the night, and he fantasizes about what ... would happen if everyone in town were to witness their holy minister standing in the place of public shame; he knows that his public disgrace could harden his ... and judge as he expose...

• Word Count: 1174
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate