... imagery that parallels Dimmesdale to Jesus Christ, we can see that Dimmesdale represents a Christ figure for the Puritan society, and Hawthorne uses this to criticize Puritan society. So, through the symbols of hypocrisy, Christ, and The Scarlet Letter we can see that Hawthorne uses Dimmesdale as a symbolic character of Puritan society, rather than the personal character that is seen without looking ... eye and this bothers her. She asks her mother, "Wilt tho promise to hold my and thy mothers hand to-morrow?" It is commonly agreed that the colors are used extensive in The Scarlet Lette...

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