Dimmesdale's Redemption
Hester and Dimmesdale have sinned. Nevertheless, after winning they both spent the rest of their lives trying to gain penance for their sins through pain and suffering. Eventually, they both have found redemption in the eyes of God. Even though they both sinned, they each spent their lives gaining penance in their own way. Hester was an outcast of the community. Moreover, she got treated as the town punching bag practically. As a result, she always was in pain and suffering even if she didn't show it at times. Additionally, she knew that she had to bear the weight of the “A” on her bosom. Hester could have been happy and felt free by removing the scarlet letter, but instead she kept it on because she knew she had to in order
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Although he isn't an outcast his pain and suffering comes from the inside. So his penance gets achieved from the pain that comes from the absence of his family. Furthermore, he almost got driven to the point of becoming mad from not having his family that when he gets his family just for a small amount of time he seems like a new man. In chapter 22 the author states “Mother,” said Pearl, “was that the same minister that kissed me by the brook?” “Hold thy peace, dear little Pearl!” whispered her mother. “We must not always talk in the marketplace about what happens to us in the forest.” Along with this Dimmesdale gains forgiveness in the eyes of God by preaching his word and spreading his intellect about God to people who are in the dark about this information. In chapter 23 the author states “God knows and he is merciful! He hath proved his mercy, most of all, in my afflictions. By giving me this burning torture to bear upon my breast! By sending yonder dark and terrible old man, to keep the torture always at red-heat! By bringing me hither, to die this death of triumphant ignominy before the people! Had either of these agonies been wanting, I had been lost forever! Praised be his name! His will be done! Farewell!”. All in all Dimmesdale has achieved forgiveness in the eyes of God due to his pain, suffering, and spreading his word. Overall, even though Hester and Dimmesdale have
Although he isn't an outcast his pain and suffering comes from the inside. So his penance gets achieved from the pain that comes from the absence of his family. Furthermore, he almost got driven to the point of becoming mad from not having his family that when he gets his family just for a small amount of time he seems like a new man. In chapter 22 the author states “Mother,” said Pearl, “was that the same minister that kissed me by the brook?” “Hold thy peace, dear little Pearl!” whispered her mother. “We must not always talk in the marketplace about what happens to us in the forest.” Along with this Dimmesdale gains forgiveness in the eyes of God by preaching his word and spreading his intellect about God to people who are in the dark about this information. In chapter 23 the author states “God knows and he is merciful! He hath proved his mercy, most of all, in my afflictions. By giving me this burning torture to bear upon my breast! By sending yonder dark and terrible old man, to keep the torture always at red-heat! By bringing me hither, to die this death of triumphant ignominy before the people! Had either of these agonies been wanting, I had been lost forever! Praised be his name! His will be done! Farewell!”. All in all Dimmesdale has achieved forgiveness in the eyes of God due to his pain, suffering, and spreading his word. Overall, even though Hester and Dimmesdale have