... her sin. The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale is physically affected by the sin which Hester and he committed. This can be seen in the curious, seemingly psycho-somatic heart condition that ails him. (Hawthorne 120) The pastor turns his sorrow inward, due to his inability to ever confess his sin. As a result, the young minister's life is cut short when he falls ... ...

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