Dimmesdale determinedly hid his sin from the public in order to prevent harsh judgment, which displayed how greatly he valued the opinion of Puritan society. Through the character of Arthur Dimmesdale, Nathaniel Hawthorne expressed to his readers the powerful and negative impact of hidden guilt. Since there was not a true medical issue that Dimmesdale was suffering from, his illness throughout out the book is completely driven by his guilt. Similar to Dimmesdale in 1642, people in the 21st century have to deal with a guilty conscious as a result of an action they have done. Guilt can catalyze a person into sickness and once a person is able to confess one will feel reborn. The main reason people suffer from guilt is to keep it hidden from an outside source. Even though we don 't want people to know the sins we have committed, we must accept the fact that everyone sins. Furthermore, we cannot be judgmental of others for we all are imperfect beings with a sinful
Dimmesdale determinedly hid his sin from the public in order to prevent harsh judgment, which displayed how greatly he valued the opinion of Puritan society. Through the character of Arthur Dimmesdale, Nathaniel Hawthorne expressed to his readers the powerful and negative impact of hidden guilt. Since there was not a true medical issue that Dimmesdale was suffering from, his illness throughout out the book is completely driven by his guilt. Similar to Dimmesdale in 1642, people in the 21st century have to deal with a guilty conscious as a result of an action they have done. Guilt can catalyze a person into sickness and once a person is able to confess one will feel reborn. The main reason people suffer from guilt is to keep it hidden from an outside source. Even though we don 't want people to know the sins we have committed, we must accept the fact that everyone sins. Furthermore, we cannot be judgmental of others for we all are imperfect beings with a sinful