Hester and Dimmesdale received forgiveness in the book “ The Scarlet letter”. As Hester and Dimmesdale walked through the forest talking, Dimmsdale recalled to Hester “I could recall one instance of peace or hope.” Dimmesdale stated that because “ he was asking for forgiveness.” One reason Dimmesdale had asked for mercy was because he got sick and wanted forgiveness for what he had done. Another reason Dimmesdale hoped for forgiveness, hiding the Scarlet letter made him tired of, and he wanted the truth out in the open.…
The book ended without telling us if they were all forgiven or not. We don’t know if they were reunited in heaven or if any of them even made it in. We know the people didn’t forgive them, at least not Dimmesdale, but did God? Obviously none of us really know except Hawthorne, the author, but we can take an educated guess based off the rest of the book. So let’s think more about the topic of forgiveness in this story.…
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterpiece, The Scarlet Letter, focuses its attention around many predominant themes, which generate innumerable interpretations. Motifs such as adultery, revenge, and forgiveness are prevalent within the novel based on Puritan locale. The characters of Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, each exhibit behaviors, which have been placed upon them by the burdens in their everyday lives. The Scarlett Letter focuses on the puritanical judgment of what is deemed a sinful act and how this same act affects the three aforementioned characters who share this secret in an entirely different way. Hester Prynne impresses the reader by proving that she is unmoved by the public’s judgment, and this ability…
These constant urges of strong emotional change can eat away at a person and influence their entire self. When writing The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne explores this idea of personal change, caused by the intense pain of sins. The passionate sin between Hester and Dimmesdale causes many repercussions throughout the novel.…
Through reading “ The Minister’s Black Veil” and using my knowledge of “The Scarlet Letter”, I noticed Nathaniel Hawthorne’s unique style of portraying sins and his recurring themes. Even though the characters in the story, Hester Prynne and Mr. Hooper, have different reason for displaying their sins, the…
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s book, The Scarlet Letter, Hester and Dimmesdale face a sin from which they can not receive forgiveness but they face enough anguish that in the end, they seem to only gain forgiveness. Hawthorne’s religion goes along to say that once you commit a sin you will go to Hell, and if found innocent you will go to Heaven. He seamingly aspires to make sure everyone can become forgiven. At the end of the book, his higher and overall moral of the story comes down to seem plain and simple, “ Be true! Be true!…
Mistakes are an inevitable fact of life. As humans, everyone is expected to make some questionable decisions, but sometimes mistakes are viewed as better or worse in different circumstances. Due to the highly religious setting in The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, many of the mistakes made by the characters were categorized as sins. In seventeenth century Boston, the Puritans viewed any misconduct as severe sins. Therefore, Hester Prynne’s act of adultery spoiled her reputation, with no hopes of ever recollecting respect.…
Committing a sin does not only hurt the victim, but the sinner as well. For instance, when Arthur Dimmesdale, a reputable priest of a Puritan community in colonial Boston, commits the sin of adultery with a married woman named Hester Prynne, he is overwhelmed with fear and guilt of his crime being publicized. In the book The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Dimmesdale’s character develops through his inner conflicts of cowardice and remorse stemming from his wrongdoing. His journey through the novel teaches the reader that one’s criminal deeds will destroy a person with shame if it is not confessed.…
Contrasting Dimmesdale and Hester It is merely human nature to commit sin. With this being true, how one deals with his or her sin determines his or her ability to achieve peace. Throughout the book, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne have sinned together in adultery. However, both characters have different approaches to how they cope with their wrongdoings.…
Humans are imperfect creatures. In the time that humans have existed on this planet they have created countless conflicts for a plethora of reasons. When humans wrong each other for any reason, forgiveness is an essential part of repairing the resulting damage. Forgiveness plays a large role in moving forward from these wrongs against one another. Forgiveness is most commonly defined as the loss of resentment.…
In “The Scarlet Letter”, Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth epitomize the theme of sin and its consequences on peoples mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual aspects of their lives. As the consequences of their sins; Hester experienced personal growth, Dimmesdale discovered what it meant to bare the burden of unprofessed sin, Chillingworth transformed into a vindictive, malevolent leech, and finally the Puritan society encourages those in today’s world to be mindful when judging…
Despite the commands of the superego, even the strongest people will eventually give in to the desires of the id. Hester Prynne serves as woman whose need to satisfy her desires controls her life. Hester’s strong id shows itself throughout the entirety of the novel and prompts the central conflict between passion and authority. The id represents Hester and her behaviors to achieve satisfaction. The Puritan society represents her superego because they punish people for doing things they deem morally wrong. Hester knows the moral codes of the her society, yet she intentionally violates a critical law by having a child out of wedlock.…
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, sin and repentance are recurring topics, depicted in the novel’s three main characters. Each can be accused of immorality, and each suffers differently as a result of their offenses, however, only one individual clearly repents of his sins. Throughout Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, the theme of sin and repentance is apparent in the characters of Hester Prynne, Roger Chillingworth, and Arthur Dimmesdale.…
With the inner struggle of guilt, a person can either be redeemed or destroyed. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Hester Prynne is ridiculed publicly by the Puritan community for adultery. Mr. Dimmesdale, the man Hester cheats with is a young minister in the town, and hides his sin from the community. Together the two have a daughter named Pearl, that Hester raises. Pearl is a constant reminder of their sin, in which Hester holds onto public guilt, and Dimmesdale onto private guilt.…
Nathaniel Hawthorne was born in Salem, Massachusetts. Most of his ancestors were prominent Puritans, who were also wealthy. In the Scarlet Letter (1850), Hester must show what she’s done by wearing an “A” for adultery on her chest for the world to see because of her sin. In the book, Hester commits adultery which affects her in negative ways and creates great problems between the people she knows. In the Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne claims that sin not only affects the sinner but also those whose lives are touched by sin around them, Hawthorne also explores different forms of redemption and healing.…