Scarlet Letter by Nathanial Hawthorne - 890 Words

Imagine your inner soul trying to rip out of your body all tell people of all of your sins. Also, imagine your sin is floating around letting you see others sin. Finally, you are a product of sin, your life is full of evil, and torture. Until your sin is revealed by your unknown father. These events happened to the character in Nathaniel Hawthorns The Scarlett Letter. Their sin affects the way that these characters live. The Nature of sin can bring the worst and best out of people. Whether it is hidden or know, the sin can bring good and bad things to the people who have sinned. Dimmsdale’s sin was locked inside him, as he ended up breaking down and decoding sick, and then died after revealing his sin. Hester’s sin was know and she†¦show more content†¦Praised be his name! His will be done! Farewell! That final word came forth with the minister’s expiring breath.† (Scarlet Letter page 227-229.) Dimmsdale dies after he has revealed his se ven year old hidden sin because it over came him and killed him. The exact opposite of a hidden sin would be a known sin. Hester’s sin is known and she becomes a working part of society. Hester has acknowledged her sin and learned to live with it even though it was hard at first. She hot used to to and moved on to live a normal life. â€Å"When the young woman— the mother of this child—stood fully revealed before the crowd, it seemed to be her first impulse to clasp the infant close to her bosom; not so much by an impulse of motherly affection, as that she might thereby conceal a certain token.† (Scarlet Letter page 50.) Hester shows that she is uncomfortable with the A of her chest, so she tires to hide it, and for a while she becomes very haughty towards society. â€Å"The letter was the symbol of her calling. Such helpfulness was found in her—so much power to do, and power to sympathize—that many people refused to interpret the sca rlet A by its original signification. They said that is meant Abel, so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman’s strength.† (Scarlet Letter page 110.) Hester is starting to become abel to do things by herself. â€Å"Hester Prynne went one day to the mansion of Governor Bellingham, with a pair of gloves whichShow MoreRelatedThe Scarlet Letter By Nathanial Hawthorne1074 Words   |  5 Pagesa young woman found guilty of adultery. She is required to wear a scarlet A on her dress to shame her. She must stand on the scaffold for three hours, to be exposed to public humiliation. As Hester approaches the scaffold, many of the women in the crowd are angered by her beauty and quiet dignity.† The Scarlet Letter written by Nathanial Hawthorne centers on sin, identity and society. The meaning of the A in the Scarlet Letter is meant to mean â€Å"Adulterer†. 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