This sensation could very well be an insatiable guilt which can drive a man to the brink of insanity, and perhaps even to death’s door. Such tortuous feelings, especially when contained, possess an unfathomably immense danger. In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, Arthur Dimmesdale’s deteriorating physical appearance is caused by
rage or an endless depression, it stimulates a response. For Nathaniel Hawthorne a mid 19th century author, the emotions of guilt and shame triggered two actions. Primarily he cut the ties to his family by adding a “w” to his last name, due to the shame of being related to his great grandfather, John Hathorne, a judge at the Salem Witch Trials. These emotions arguably resulted in the creation of his best-known work, The Scarlet Letter, which vividly tells the story of a mother, Hester, and her struggle
others with kindness.” Hester Prynne, the protagonist in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, demonstrates the moral of kindness within her community. Her patience withstands many years until the townspeople actually agree to her as being a legacy. According to the conclusion, Hester’s return to Boston recognizes her intention to act as an influential figure within the community.
The Scarlet Letter: The Effects of Literary Techniques Jane Austen once said “I hate to hear you talk about all women as if they were fine ladies instead of rational creatures. None of us want to be in calm waters all our lives”. Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, tells the story of the life of Hester Prynne, an adulteress, forced to wear a Scarlet “A” on her bosom by the sinister Puritan society to mark her shame. As her husband seeks revenge for the unidentified lover, Arthur Dimmesdale
The Scarlet Letter, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, portrays the shameful life the main character, Hester Prynne, because of a sinful encounter that resulted in her daughter Pearl. Throughout the novel it is evident that she grows close with a minister, Arthur Dimmesdale, who later is revealed as the father of Pearl. However, Hester’s public shame of adultery is never shared with Reverend Dimmesdale. Because of this, many may infer that Hester’s ignominy caused her greater suffering than the self-shame