... . He makes Hester promise that she won't reveal his identity to anyone. The book covers a seven year period during which the identity of the father becomes known. It is the Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, who is renowned as an especially holy and pious man. Wracked by guilt he starts to show outward signs of serious illness. Hester's husband under the assumed name Roger Chillingworth ... John Wilson, the eldest clergyman of Boston and a great scholar of his contemporaries in the profession, as the person of Reverend Clergyman to persuade and exhort Hester Prune to repentance, and to confessi...

• Word Count: 2453
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... or were deemed unfit for society. Two works of literature that display both aspects of this society very accurately are The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and The Crucible, by Arthur Miller. The Scarlet Letter displays a society that treats two people very differently who commit the sin of adultery together. The woman, Hester Prynne, admits her sin, is forced to always ... wear a scarlet letter A on her bosom, and is ostracized from society. The man, Reverend Dimmesdale, hides his sin from the world, is almost worshipped by the townspeople, but is filled with the shame of his a...

• Word Count: 1327
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... novel the concept of naturalness of humanity, or naturalism also occurs. In a strict society, such as the Puritans, Hester disobeys the laws. She, in her decision to have a relationship with Reverend Dimmesdale, goes against the Puritan laws and moral code. Her husband, Chillingworth who she loved in the beginning but didn't last, is overseas and Hester thinks that her husband is dead ... have 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 Reverend...

• Word Count: 1687
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School