Why Is Dimmesdale Important In The Scarlet Letter
On numerous occasions you can see the impact that Dimmesdale endures because of holding this sin inside. Unlike Hester, Dimmesdale has to keep this sin locked inside of his heart and mind and the guilt begins to eat away at him. Throughout the book you can see how much Dimmesdale starts to worry and fret about it and the remorse he feels consumes his life.
Dimmesdale for the first time finally confesses his true feelings to Hester. He even feels the guilt of the sin weighing down on him because this is not supposed to be happening. He is supposed to be a role model and a positive figure. His job as minister means to be an example to others and teach people about God. Dimmesdale has his own secret “Scarlet Letter”. He feels like …show more content…
However, Dimmesdale is jealous that Hester is the one who people know about and he has to be in pain hiding this sin.
Some people can harbor sin and wait until their death bed to ask for forgiveness, and others cannot imagine living another day with the sin and guilt eating away at their conscience. Hester took the high road, risked her reputation and accepted the painful road of being shamed, humiliated and shunned. But through her pain she was able to find a road that led her to fulfilling another path of helping the poor and being a maternal role model for those suffering. Dimmesdale on the other hand lived each day in such guilt that it was almost as if someone would recognize the passion in his sermons and question his messages. Although he asked for forgiveness, and I believe he was truly regretful, it is ironic that even after admitting his sin he was never viewed in such a negative manner like Hester was. I wonder if Dimmesdale ever considered what God really thought about sin, asking for forgiveness and if the timing of confession would be an issue when approaching judgment day. Harboring guilt, or dealing with the truth? It would seem that Dimmesdale led a very
Dimmesdale for the first time finally confesses his true feelings to Hester. He even feels the guilt of the sin weighing down on him because this is not supposed to be happening. He is supposed to be a role model and a positive figure. His job as minister means to be an example to others and teach people about God. Dimmesdale has his own secret “Scarlet Letter”. He feels like …show more content…
However, Dimmesdale is jealous that Hester is the one who people know about and he has to be in pain hiding this sin.
Some people can harbor sin and wait until their death bed to ask for forgiveness, and others cannot imagine living another day with the sin and guilt eating away at their conscience. Hester took the high road, risked her reputation and accepted the painful road of being shamed, humiliated and shunned. But through her pain she was able to find a road that led her to fulfilling another path of helping the poor and being a maternal role model for those suffering. Dimmesdale on the other hand lived each day in such guilt that it was almost as if someone would recognize the passion in his sermons and question his messages. Although he asked for forgiveness, and I believe he was truly regretful, it is ironic that even after admitting his sin he was never viewed in such a negative manner like Hester was. I wonder if Dimmesdale ever considered what God really thought about sin, asking for forgiveness and if the timing of confession would be an issue when approaching judgment day. Harboring guilt, or dealing with the truth? It would seem that Dimmesdale led a very