The Scarlet Letter Essay
` As individuals go through life, mistakes and regrets prove unavoidable. Thus, one of the most important aspects of life proves to find means to deal with such grievances and find a sense of personal salvation through redemption in order to find a purpose. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s psychologically based novel, The Scarlet Letter, he emphasizes the importance of finding personal salvation and further reveals how individuals must find personal means of salvation, in order to reveal the impact that guilt can have on individuals. SOURCE #3 Often, individuals push aside mistakes in hopes that they can pass through life unscathed by the consequences. However, ultimately, most people find that in order to encounter peace …show more content…
Through guilt, repression, and a constant sense of paranoia regarding past mistakes, individuals can be driven to great lengths of psychological unsoundness. Although guilt impacts all individuals differently, it typically holds a very negative impact on those who repress is. Hawthorne repreadelty emphasizes the importance of dealing with guilt and sins in order to find salvation and a personal sense of identity. Therefore, the means by which individuals reach salvation reveals a great deal about that person's character. Through the understanding of the power of psychological factors, Hawthorne reveals the revelation that Hester and Dimmesdale ultimately find: “There can be, if I forbode aright, no power, short of the Divine mercy, to disclose, whether uttered by words, or by emblem, the secrets that may be buried within the human heart” (88). Hawthorne reveals that in the end, the importance of salvation lies not in the views of others upon a person, but in a person’s view of self through finding pride in life and character. Through the contrast of Hester and Dimmesdale's means of achieving salvation and accepting guilt, Hawthorne emphasizes the importance of salvation in determining personal character and identity. Furthermore, an individual’s identity impacts those around him/her through public actions. Through Dimmesdale’s confession of his personal sins and secrets, he finally allows Hester and Pearl the freedom of openness and understanding, as they no longer experience the burden of Dimmesdale’s sins atop them. Dimmesdale’s shift in character to become an individual who cares about the psychological state of others, impacts the lives of Hester and Pearl. The realization of “the
` As individuals go through life, mistakes and regrets prove unavoidable. Thus, one of the most important aspects of life proves to find means to deal with such grievances and find a sense of personal salvation through redemption in order to find a purpose. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s psychologically based novel, The Scarlet Letter, he emphasizes the importance of finding personal salvation and further reveals how individuals must find personal means of salvation, in order to reveal the impact that guilt can have on individuals. SOURCE #3 Often, individuals push aside mistakes in hopes that they can pass through life unscathed by the consequences. However, ultimately, most people find that in order to encounter peace …show more content…
Through guilt, repression, and a constant sense of paranoia regarding past mistakes, individuals can be driven to great lengths of psychological unsoundness. Although guilt impacts all individuals differently, it typically holds a very negative impact on those who repress is. Hawthorne repreadelty emphasizes the importance of dealing with guilt and sins in order to find salvation and a personal sense of identity. Therefore, the means by which individuals reach salvation reveals a great deal about that person's character. Through the understanding of the power of psychological factors, Hawthorne reveals the revelation that Hester and Dimmesdale ultimately find: “There can be, if I forbode aright, no power, short of the Divine mercy, to disclose, whether uttered by words, or by emblem, the secrets that may be buried within the human heart” (88). Hawthorne reveals that in the end, the importance of salvation lies not in the views of others upon a person, but in a person’s view of self through finding pride in life and character. Through the contrast of Hester and Dimmesdale's means of achieving salvation and accepting guilt, Hawthorne emphasizes the importance of salvation in determining personal character and identity. Furthermore, an individual’s identity impacts those around him/her through public actions. Through Dimmesdale’s confession of his personal sins and secrets, he finally allows Hester and Pearl the freedom of openness and understanding, as they no longer experience the burden of Dimmesdale’s sins atop them. Dimmesdale’s shift in character to become an individual who cares about the psychological state of others, impacts the lives of Hester and Pearl. The realization of “the