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Scarlet Letter

Greg Cober 10/26/98 English P. 4 In Hawthorne�s, The , life evolves around a rigid and harsh Puritan view. In this society people are not free to express themselves as well as they are today. This is very sad because it is a necessity for humans to be able to express their deepest thoughts and desires. Unfortunately the Puritan society did not permit this so people had to find other ways to satisfy their needs. For two of these characters the satisfying of their urges condemn their fate in life. Hester and Dimmesdale, a reverend, have an affair, which costs Hester life, as she knew it. The only place where these two people were free was in the confinements of the forest. As much as ...

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point Hester comes right out and brings up the committed sin. �What we did had a consecration of its own. We felt it so!� (pg. 179) When Dimmesdale first hears this bold statement he is somewhat distraught and tells Hester to �Hush!� and then he realizes the freedom they have. � May God forgive us both! We are not�the worst sinners in the world.� (pg. 179) There is no way that Dimmesdale would have become this bold if he were in spectacle of the Puritan society. Once again a warm blanket that the forest lay upon Hester and Dimmesdale. It is apparent that there is a mutual love between Hester and Dimmesdale. Although there are very few quotes which will directly state this fact there are many that will allude to this obvious fact. At one point Hester begs for Dimmesdale�s forgiveness and he grants it to her. I don�t think he grants it to her because of his religious beliefs but because he loves Hester. I also don�t believe that Hester would be so worried about Dimmesdale�s forgiveness ...

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Added: 6/13/2007 07:45:02 AM
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