Guilt In Nathaniel Hawthorne's 'The Scarlet Letter'
The Scarlet letter review
Our Author Nathaniel Hawthorne writes about a puritan utopian society in the new world based back in 1600s. Nathaniel Hawthorne, also writes from an anti-transcendentalist point of view. In The Scarlet letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the symbolism of the scarlet letter, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger chillingworth to contribute to an overall theme of guilt.
First Nathaniel hawthorne uses the scarlet letter explain an overall theme of guilt. Hester Prynne, a main character who is forced to wear the scarlet letter on her chest to for the rest of her life as punishment for committing adultery. A young wife explains “let her cover the mark as she will but the pang of it all will be always her heart” (hawthorne 49). This shows you can try to cover it up your sin but guilt is what really says with you. At this time Hyster is on the way to the scaffold to be shamed by the town as Hyster walks she thinks “On my chest is yet a badge of …show more content…
“Suffering under the bodies of the deceased, and gnawed and tortured by the black hole of this soul” (Hawthorne 137). Hawthorne describes Arthur dimmes torturing himself, he does this because he feels guilty of the sin he committed and personally he feels as if he sould be punished. As our story unfolds whenever Arthur dimmesdale is reminded of the sin he committed he goes “...Pale holding his hand over his heart as were a custom whenever his peculiarly nervous temperament…”(Hawthorne 110). Hawthorne explains dimmesdale's actions and whenever people talk about secret sin around dimmesdale he clutches his hand over his heart. He does this involuntary act of guilt because later on we learn that he too owns his own scarlet letter, but his is hidden and on his chest. This shows that his sin is hidden and he feels guilty because of
Our Author Nathaniel Hawthorne writes about a puritan utopian society in the new world based back in 1600s. Nathaniel Hawthorne, also writes from an anti-transcendentalist point of view. In The Scarlet letter Nathaniel Hawthorne uses the symbolism of the scarlet letter, Arthur Dimmesdale, and Roger chillingworth to contribute to an overall theme of guilt.
First Nathaniel hawthorne uses the scarlet letter explain an overall theme of guilt. Hester Prynne, a main character who is forced to wear the scarlet letter on her chest to for the rest of her life as punishment for committing adultery. A young wife explains “let her cover the mark as she will but the pang of it all will be always her heart” (hawthorne 49). This shows you can try to cover it up your sin but guilt is what really says with you. At this time Hyster is on the way to the scaffold to be shamed by the town as Hyster walks she thinks “On my chest is yet a badge of …show more content…
“Suffering under the bodies of the deceased, and gnawed and tortured by the black hole of this soul” (Hawthorne 137). Hawthorne describes Arthur dimmes torturing himself, he does this because he feels guilty of the sin he committed and personally he feels as if he sould be punished. As our story unfolds whenever Arthur dimmesdale is reminded of the sin he committed he goes “...Pale holding his hand over his heart as were a custom whenever his peculiarly nervous temperament…”(Hawthorne 110). Hawthorne explains dimmesdale's actions and whenever people talk about secret sin around dimmesdale he clutches his hand over his heart. He does this involuntary act of guilt because later on we learn that he too owns his own scarlet letter, but his is hidden and on his chest. This shows that his sin is hidden and he feels guilty because of