Dimmesdale's Madness

Dimmesdale is eventually able to triumph because he admits to having committed adultery which the narrator advocates triumph to be the ability to ignore what society will denounce you for but have the capability to accept your sin without fear or regret. Toward the end of the story, Dimmesdale resentment for not having confessed his sin grows and finally decides to confess his sin and recognize Pearl as his daughter allowing him to the ability to triumph. Once Dimmesdale recognized his sin he “stood with a flush of triumph in his face, as one who, in the crisis of acutest pain, had won a victory” (589). This demonstrates Dimmesdale`s satisfaction for finally having the strength to admit to his sin. It has allowed him to triumph over society