Critical Analysis of The Scarlet Letter; The Difference Between Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale

Critical Analysis of the Scarlet Letter: The Difference Between Hester and Dimmesdale The ways in which Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale acknowledged, accepted, and repented their sins were completely opposite each other. Hester, although she did not have much of a choice, openly accepted her punishment for committing adultery. She struggled with her conscience as she raised her child, Pearl, and dealt with being the town outcast. Dimmesdale lived a cowardly life. He hid behind …

…She knew what she had done, and she lived her life with the consequences. She became a better person because of it. Arthur Dimmesdale, on the other hand, did not confess and lived the last seven years of his life as a lie. The same sin, committed by two people, caused two completely different reactions in their lives. Hester lived a better life as a result, and Dimmesdale’s cowardice caused his death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**