Scarlet Letter 9009

People live with lies every day. Everyone from the President of the United States to the poorest beggar in New York City has told a lie. White lies, gray lies, and plain old dirty fat lies are strewn forth every day like water from a fountain. The only true difference between them is the amount of guilt they place on the liar. If they feel guilt, then they suffer greatly throughout their lives, from lots …

…absolute truths in their lives determined the quality of their lives. The guilty in this world will always have a choice, no matter how difficult it is. They can take Hester’s route: admit their sins and strive the rest of their lives to gain forgiveness. Or they can take Dimmsdale’s route: Repress their sins and forever live with that awful feeling at the bottom of your stomach that the guilty have. Bibliography bgfch