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This 7 page paper analyzes Hester, Dimmesdale, Chillingworth and Pearl for the impact of adultery on their lives and their development as characters. Quotes cited from text. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Puritan way of life, he likewise upheld many of their conceptions regarding sin. This Puritan influence can be seen through his works, especially his views on adultery and its effect
on the nature of a person, as evidenced in his classic novel, The Scarlet Letter. THEME OF SIN Many become sidetracked in reading the Scarlet Letter and thus bypass some
of the deeper messages of significance. For instance, the theme of sin is not what one would typically think it would be. In The Scarlet Letter the sin of adultery
was not just a sin against the dictates of the religion, but it was an acquiring of knowledge by Hester and Dimmesdale. The knowledge that they gained was that of
love and passion and what those emotions could truly be. Hester has been involved in a loveless marriage and does not have the knowledge of what true passion and love
can be like. Once she experiences this, she has gained that knowledge. What Hawthorne is stating then, is that the Puritan way of life penalized persons who desired to attain
knowledge beyond the confines of what the church deemed acceptable(Trepanier 315). In other words, the Church held those in high distain who dared to question, show curiosity, or attempt
to delve deeper into their own spirituality. Thus, each of the four major characters are guilty of acquired knowledge which stems from the act of adultery. Hester Prynne
Hester Prynne is the main protagonist in the story, but as such she is still a great mystery. There are many questions that are never
answered in regard to where she came from or why she was forced to marry someone like Chillingworth in the first place. This of course, forces the reader to focus,
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