... solitude (Symons 1597). The Scarlet letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne explores sin and its consequences. The focus of attention is Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth. Each of these characters sin in a unique way. Hester sins by committing adultery. Dimmesdale sins by breaking his vow of chastity, and then hiding his deed. Chillingworth sins by acting upon his desire for revenge, and ... by torturing Dimmesdale. Hester and Dimmesdale suffer from shame and guilt throughout the novel. It was a sin for which Hester Prynne was damned by society, and for which Arthur Dimmes...

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The main characters each had to face their wrongdoing in the light or dark. Roger Chillingworth, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Pearl Prynne come full circle with the birth and death of the figures. The actions of the sinners put a shadow ... eventually wins the sympathy of others but still fails to gain her complete acceptance by the Puritan society that surrounds her. Committing adultery with Hester was Dimmesdale sin, it more and internal rather than external. His own weakness and lack of courage, he fails to confess and suffers constantly. He continually ... his religious image in...

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... Hester Prynne thinks her husband is dead because it has been sometime since she has seen her husband. While he is gone she has an affair with Arthur Dimmesdale, and the price of this sin was a beautiful girl which she names Pearl. Hester's punishment is wearing the letter "A" on her chest to remind her ... there. The whole town will awake, and hurry forth, and find me here!"(142). But not one person awoke. The appearance of Dimmesdale gets more horrid as his health fades. Dimmesdale is literally killing himself, and living with Chillingworth is not making the situation any better. On ele...

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... The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, is an amazing story of Hester's strength in exposing and accepting her sin, choosing to wear bold apparel, and helping Dimmesdale deal with his inner conflict. She is truly a model for advocates of the early women's right movement. Although the scarlet letter burned a hole to ... being caused by the secret he must keep and Chillingworth's efforts to pry it from him. Hester sees the damage that Chillingworth is doing to Dimmesdale, and refuses to keep the secret of Roger's true identity. Both Hester and Roger meet in the forest to discuss the is...

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... who sent her ahead to America to live but never followed her. While waiting for him, she had an affair with a Purtan minister named Dimmesdale, after which she gave birth to Pearl. Hester is passionate but also strong "she endures years of shame and scorn. She equals both ... self-absorbed and both physically and psychologically monstrous. His single-minded pursuit of retribution reveals him to be the most malevolent character in the novel. C. Arthur Dimmesdale is a young man who achieved fame in England as a theologian and then emigrated to America. In a moment of weakness, he and Heste...

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... . The other story has symbols that speak on morals, religious doctrine, and public mindset. Furthermore the novel can be defined as a romantic novel by analyzing the characters Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale for their overall purpose to the story and the symbolism. An important concept of romanticism includes a close connection to the earth and natural scenes. A large occurrence of this comes in ... to remain celibate to keep her bond to her early husband, whether he's alive or dead. Hester demonstrates human naturalness by obeying her instinctual urges and having a relationship with Reve...

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... convenience or as a means of financial gain or social status. Could the lust for social status and financial security at this time have contributed to Hester's later lust for Reverend Dimmesdale? Perhaps Hester gained a sense of boldness at her first taste of freedom and independence which caused her to tread down a path that perhaps in another place or another time she ... who Hester believed herself to be as a person. Her own daughter Pearl does not acknowledge Hester when she takes the symbol off her dress as she sits and converses with Arthur Dimmesdale in the forest. Pearl demands ...

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