This article explains that some of the characters in The Scarlet Letter believe that they’re lives turned out the way they did because of either free will or predestination and all the things in between. The author elaborates on the idea that Hester’s actions were a result of free will, Chillingworth was under the force of predestination, and Dimmesdale thought he could earn his forgiveness by doing only good deeds. This information is useful because it gives another way to look at the characters, maybe the characters acted the way did because they could or could not control it. This article doesn’t really relate to the others like the others do. It is reliable because it is peer-reviewed and is short and to the point. This article helps me
