The Scarlet Letter
A great deal of blood has been shed and many wars have been fought during the history ofgreatest battle and most formidable enemy is only himself. This has been made only more evident time and the development of the human character. However, one factor that has remained constant character through this development is conscience. Conscience can be man's saving grace or his presence may simultaneously purify and mar. As contradictory as this may sound, it has been Nathaniel Hawthorne who chronicles one man's battle against himself in The Scarlet Letter. In Arthur Dimmesdale struggles to pacify his conscience and withhold the secret of his sin from conscience continues to consume all that is his very essence, Arthur Dimmesdale illustrates sin-stained conscience and redemption only through truth. The novel begins to delve into the Arthur Dimmesdale when Roger Chillingworth questions him about his thoughts on sinners and their well the torment of his own secret, Arthur proclaims that those who hold such "m
so deeply within him, it has now forced its way outside; it is at all his levels. At this point swiftly to the scaffold, the same scaffold Hester Prynne was publicly shamed years ago - the returned to the trappings of society, he was greeted again by his familiar hypocrisy. These acts the world his humanity and in so doing, forgives himself and is himself forgiven. His conscience conscience and redemption through truth. Through Arthur's change from merely feeling the pains a burden his secret is. When Chillingworth further inquires about such sinful secrets, Arthur against himself. In the novel, Arthur Dimmesdale proved to be an effective character in
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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