The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a remarkable American novel. Hawthorne created this story to have many different characters. The main characters of this book are Hester Prynne, Pearl, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger Chillingworth. Most of these main characters evolved throughout the book, however, this is not true for all of them. Despite Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale evolving throughout The Scarlet Letter, the only character that did not change was Chillingworth, who was introduced
However, Hester had a completely different view, for her it was her true love for her lover. Hester’s nature makes her go against what is said and written by the society then. Hester continues to loveDimmesdale and wishes to live in the next generation. (Arsdale, Rodriguez, 2011). In the forest when Hester accepts who she is and decides to remove her scarlet letter and cap, she feels happy and wears a smile which comes from a true heart of womanhood. It shows the true spirit of
Arthur Dimmesdale is a fictional character in the book The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Dimmesdale is a minister in Boston, Massachusetts, and has a daughter with the town’s least favorite person,and the protagonist of the novel, Hester Prynne, in which the townspeople are unaware of. ... Throughout the novel, Dimmesdale struggles with internal conflicts to try and keep his secret of adultery to himself. He sees Hester Prynne and her struggle with society's judgement and hatred