Every single sin that has ever been brought to action must eventually be brought to light. Hester Prynne, Robert Chillingworth, and Arthur Dimmesdale can all testify to this statement. These characters from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s story, The Scarlet Letter, have each sinned in ways that directly reflect back into their actions, transforming their worlds based on the nature of their sin. To start off, there is Hester whose sin was revealed, taking away any guilt that she held because everyone was exposed to her violation of the law. Sadly for Hester, the infamous deed concealed the charm that she had to her appearance. Next is Chillingworth who allowed the sin to develop over time with the work of the devil through him to be used against others.
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The sin will always reveal itself through the sinner, whether it is mentally, physically, or emotionally portrayed.
Hester is an example of revealed sin, after having to wear the scarlet letter for so long, she lost the guilt from her sin because everyone who saw her knew what she had done. In her sin she brought on a life of constant humiliation under the burn of the scarlet label upon her chest. “All the graceful foliage of her character had been withered up by this red-hot brand, and had long ago fallen away, leaving a bare and harsh outline, which may have been repulsive, had she possessed friends or companions to be repelled by it. Even the attractiveness of her person had undergone a similar change” (page …show more content…
As is apt to be the case when a person stands out in any prominence before the community, and, at the same time interferes neither with public nor individual interests and conveniences, a species of general regard had ultimately grown up in reference to Hester Prynne” (page 145). Even though Hester was set apart from society because of her sin, the people still knew who she was. In fact, small children who were too young to understand the occasion for which she was despised continued to recognize her and Pearl, drawing inferences for their segregation. Hester was used to feeling the public eye look down on her, and she was able to find a way to behoove herself for this. She had spent so much of her time and efforts supporting charities and people that eventually the scarlet letter didn’t seem as shameful. Hester became accustomed to the public shunning withering away and the townspeople seeing her in a new light. The scarlet letter was her lifelong punishment, but she began to feel accepted in the community for it meaning ‘Able’ rather than the symbol of her sin.“She advanced to the margin of the brook,
The sin will always reveal itself through the sinner, whether it is mentally, physically, or emotionally portrayed.
Hester is an example of revealed sin, after having to wear the scarlet letter for so long, she lost the guilt from her sin because everyone who saw her knew what she had done. In her sin she brought on a life of constant humiliation under the burn of the scarlet label upon her chest. “All the graceful foliage of her character had been withered up by this red-hot brand, and had long ago fallen away, leaving a bare and harsh outline, which may have been repulsive, had she possessed friends or companions to be repelled by it. Even the attractiveness of her person had undergone a similar change” (page …show more content…
As is apt to be the case when a person stands out in any prominence before the community, and, at the same time interferes neither with public nor individual interests and conveniences, a species of general regard had ultimately grown up in reference to Hester Prynne” (page 145). Even though Hester was set apart from society because of her sin, the people still knew who she was. In fact, small children who were too young to understand the occasion for which she was despised continued to recognize her and Pearl, drawing inferences for their segregation. Hester was used to feeling the public eye look down on her, and she was able to find a way to behoove herself for this. She had spent so much of her time and efforts supporting charities and people that eventually the scarlet letter didn’t seem as shameful. Hester became accustomed to the public shunning withering away and the townspeople seeing her in a new light. The scarlet letter was her lifelong punishment, but she began to feel accepted in the community for it meaning ‘Able’ rather than the symbol of her sin.“She advanced to the margin of the brook,