Sin strengthens Hester, humanizes Dimmesdale, and turns Chillingworth into a demon. This sin was regarded very seriously by the Puritans, and was often. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, it is about a young woman named Hester Prynne, who has committed adultery and gave birth to a daughter named Pearl.
I will not lose my child! Speak for me! Thou knows,—for thou hast sympathies which these men lack! Look thou to it! I will not lose the child! Look to it! He is the worst sinner because he is a coward that he decides not to confess to everyone even though he has so many opportunities. After Hester is out of prison, she is punished and she takes all the blame and their shared sin while Dimmesdale chooses to hide behind her.
Letter, the author develops the characters of Pearl Prynne as candid, Hester Prynne as strong-willed, and Reverend Dimmesdale as hypocritical.
Hawthorne's ability to develop characters is evident throughout the novel, and is apparent when portraying Pearl as candid. Pearl is the daughter of Hester and is a very outgoing seven-year-old.
Unbeknownst to Pearl, her father is Reverend Dimmesdale, with whom her mother had an affair. One day, Pearl is walking with Hester in the forest. She proceeds to. Hester Prynne- Hester Prynne, the protagonist and wearer of the scarlet letter, is a very independent, loving, intelligent, and at times depressed woman who is the mother of Pearl. Arthur Dimmesdale- Arthur Dimmesdale, the father of Pearl, is a reverend in town who is greatly honored for being a strong church leader; however, he does not confess of his sin.
Arthur Dimmesdale has continually suffered because of the sin he has committed. He is tortured by his only friend who is really his enemy. He grows weaker day by day because he will not confess his sin.
He starves himself and whips himself. He has a daughter but no one can know. People look up to him and he does not want to let them down. If only people knew that he committed adultery with Hester Prynne. Forgot your password?
New User? First Name. Last Name. Email Address. Abott's description of the father adds credibility to the story. The fact that the father was a pastor and was being adulterous, "Me in the pulpit sermonizing about parables and Jesus Then the father tries to cover up where he has been when the wife asks and he also tries to have his son cover up for him.
When his wife asks him where he was at he says, "I was at the golf course watching Pudge his son. Dimmesdale knows that he has done wrong. Most upstanding public figures know that their reputation is at risk when they are deemed of doing something improper. In the case of Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, he has committed a major sin.
One bright Sunday morning, Reverend Hooper dons a black veil to his congregation and lectures on sin and its appearance, or lack thereof.
His congregation is outraged but intrigued by his use of the symbolic sheath. Since his sermon focuses on the "secret sin" of his parishoners and the entire community, they are drawn to assume that Mr. Hooper, himself, carries with his a "secret sin" which he is hiding from underneath his veil. Now Hawthorne titles this short story as a parable which leads one to conclude that the veil is used a not only a symbol of "secret sin" but a paradox.
His congregation is so concerned and obsessed with his personal sins that they forget about their own; this was the intent of Mr. Hooper's veil: to cause them to reflect upon their own spiritual status and to confess their sins. However he continues to hide his relationship with Hester and denies his illegitimate daughter the privilege of his name. His commitments to the church are a conflict with his feelings of sinfulness and his need to confess.
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