In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne expresses his feelings of sin through his characters actions and thoughts. His style shows no boundaries as he takes the reader into a world of sin and unrighteousness. The characters with the worst reputation are Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth. During their life, the choices they make are not only sinful but also unjust towards other people.
Roger Chillingworth (husband of Hester) is a man who is crupted with hatred and revenge who spends most of his life in turmoil. For example, his sin of revenge keeps him isolated from society like a black sheep. He is so mad and furious that he can not be around other people or else he may hurt them. Roger wants to get back at Arthur so bad that all of his thoughts are isolated in him as well. In addition, Roger becomes hideously ugly and twisted even in his physical appearance. His thoughts and the way he feels starts to work its way outward to his body. Any man who felt the state of Roger's displeasure would have probably turned into a Zombie or a walking corpse. Furthermore, he no longer has God in his life and therefore is possessed by the evil one. When a person, especially like Roger loses his faith in G
Everyone's' sins all resulted from one main character who wore an A upon her bosom and her name is Hester Prynne (wife of Roger). For example, Hester Prynne was persecuted by all the townspeople for her sin. No one in the community would let it go they had to keep on talking about her behind her back. Making her stand upon the scaffold was enough but no everyone had to put in their two cents worth. In addition, Hester had a baby from her secret lover and now everyone knew for sure that she committed adultery. Rumors can spread that she had done the dirty deed with another but there is no proof without a witness. The proof is the baby because the baby is all the evidence that will prove this women has had sex with some man other than her husband. Furthermore, Hester Prynne's will power and self-respect for herself changes towards the end of the novel. She becomes more trusting in herself and can actually look in the mirror without cringing. Many people in the community now even have respect for her and come to get advice in tough cituations that they think she could handle. Hester Prynne is a very strong woman with a lot of compassion and can take any hand that has been delt to her and come out a winner in
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