... of sin rushed loudly upon his ear and drowned all the blessed strain. When the minister spoke from the pulpit with power and fervid eloquence, and, with his hand on open Bible, of the sacred truths of our religion, and of saint-like lives and triumphant deaths, and a future bliss or misery unutterable, then did Goodman Brown turn pale, dreading lest ... Veil." In the novel, Hester Prynne has guilt, but no inner guilt that she is hiding from anyone. Everyone knows she has sinned, and it is all out in the open for everyone to know. Everyone else in the community hides their secrets, and t...

• Word Count: 3188
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School