Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne are characters that show the effects of guilt and sin to the reader. Dimmesdale gives powerful sermons that are very influential but have a deeper meaning that is subliminal to the Puritans. He conceals his guilt and sin by not directly stating what he has done and secretly harbors a Scarlet letter “A”. Hester harbors that guilt and sin through her Scarlet letter and also her child. Her actions in the beginning show that she concealed the name of her lover to protect him but it was revealed at the end. Hester’s choices show that she affected the characterisation of other characters like Dimmesdale. Hester and Dimmesdale are both buried in separated graves, each with the an “A” on it to show their crime. They still kept the guilt and sin even after death. In The Scarlet Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses the thematic message that guilt and sin is lurking in everyone through the use of
Arthur Dimmesdale and Hester Prynne are characters that show the effects of guilt and sin to the reader. Dimmesdale gives powerful sermons that are very influential but have a deeper meaning that is subliminal to the Puritans. He conceals his guilt and sin by not directly stating what he has done and secretly harbors a Scarlet letter “A”. Hester harbors that guilt and sin through her Scarlet letter and also her child. Her actions in the beginning show that she concealed the name of her lover to protect him but it was revealed at the end. Hester’s choices show that she affected the characterisation of other characters like Dimmesdale. Hester and Dimmesdale are both buried in separated graves, each with the an “A” on it to show their crime. They still kept the guilt and sin even after death. In The Scarlet Letter, author Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses the thematic message that guilt and sin is lurking in everyone through the use of