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Arthur Dimmesdale's 'Minister In A Maze'
Arthur Dimmesdale has experienced some changes but not too many because he has not owned up to him being Pearl's father. His sudden changes in chapter 20 could be because he had wanted to go on a ship with Hester to get away from their sin but now that he has met pearl and gotten to know her and spend time with her he is happy and has changed his mind set.
Chapter 20 is called "The Minister in a Maze" because he wants to be able to see his daughter grow up and be apart of her life but then again he doesn't want people to know what sin he has committed. So therefore he is caught between telling the people that he is pearls father but then again not telling them to save his reputation because of how ashamed he
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