The Great Mistakes of Sin found in Miller

The Great Mistake Of Sins The Bible says, ”The consequences of sin is death.” Nathaniel Hawthrorne portrays a chain of sequenced events that happen because of sin his characters commit. In the 1600’s, Boston, Massachusetts is filled with the religious group the Puritans who were “the most intolerant brood that ever lived”(64). The Puritans believed in every word of the Bible, and they were intolerant to deal with open sin. The young, beautiful Hester Prynne …

…of anyone’s life, and it will lead to a downfall. Hester’s Scarlet Letter redirects her life as a respected, young woman to a despised adulterer. Arthur Dimmesdale’s concealment of sin to himself wears away his inner self. Roger Chillingsworth attitude to expose Hester’s accomplice in sin creates an evil appearance to him. Sin no matter how small will create a concatenation of events that will lead to a person’s demise.