Nathaniel Hawthorne The Scarlet Letter explores the character of sin and how it can affect humans. One central ideal present in the work "The Scarlet Letter" is that of sin and guilt. Nathaniel hawthorne makes an effort to demostrate how punishment can take the form of a quilt. Using symbolism and character development, the book depicts sin and guilt.Their struggles show the readers the burden of keeping a sin a secret on a person and the dishonesty of the town. In order to demonstrate how damaging it is for society to keep a sin hidden, the scarlet letter's character, plot, and setting evolutions are transferred through Dimmesdale, the development of the town as a setting, and the scenes. The way the scaffold scenes are organized further demonstrates how hypocritical Puritan society was. A Puritan woman in the neighborhood makes the remark, "But did ever a woman, before this brazen hussy, contrive such a means of exhibiting it!" as Hester stands on the scaffold for her first, alone punishment. Hester is humiliated for her faults while standing by herself, yet she was not the only one who committed them. As a result of his cowardice, Dimmesdale is unable to confess his faults to Pearl during the second scene. His urge of …show more content…
It was the same town as before, but the same minister didn't come back from the forest, according to Hawthorne. I'm not the man you take me for, he might have remarked to the pals who welcomed him. Without a doubt, his buddies would have persisted in their position, but it would have been their fault and not his. This shows that even if Dimmesdale had revealed his faults, they would not have believed him since, unlike their torturing of Hester, he was a pious clergyman who was incapable of doing evil. When Dimmesdale exits the forest and enters the town, residents accept