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This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Dimmesdale's redemption in "The Scarlet Letter". The link between confession and redemption is emphasized. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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diverge: Hesters sin is publicly exposed and this exposure aids in her ultimate redemption and reintegration into society, Dimmesdales sin is kept private, and the insularity slowly wears away at
his health and sanity. In the end, Dimmesdale cannot find peace until he too exposes his transgressions publicly, after which he does find some sort of personal redemption. In the
passage where Dimmesdale finally reveals his sin, frees himself from Chillingworths persecution, and comes to terms with his daughter Pearl, Hawthorne skillfully demonstrates one of the novels central themes: the
idea that admittance of sin is a fundamentally necessary component of both personal redemption and societal inclusion. The passage begins with Dimmesdales "convulsive" tearing away of the "ministerial band
before his breast". In this moment, "it was revealed", it being his own scarlet letter embroidered upon his uniform, an admission of his own complicity in Hesters sin and his
identity as Pearls "illegitimate" father. The use of the word "convulsive" suggests that Dimmesdales activity is an extension of the corrupting anxious sickness which has plagued him throughout the novel
as a result of his keeping his sin private. The rejection of this deception is also made apparent by his tearing away the band that identifies him as a minister,
as it was his social office as minister that he was able to use to keep his sin unknown. It is through rejecting this insulating protection of his social standing
that he is finally able to admit his inner humanity, and the personal weakness that drove him to commit adultery with Hester. This is a moment of important personal transformation
for Dimmesdale, which Hawthorne makes apparent by his choice to explicitly remove focus from the crowds reaction to the revelation; it is not so much their response that is important,
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