Although he did not face the torment of the community, Dimmesdale faces torment from his inner demons. ... The guilt is furthered as Dimmesdale is revered as an angel in this community, but he knows of his own sin. ... His preaching grows stronger because he knows sin, but the townspeople see this as him being a God-sent angel. Angelic preachers do not always maintain their status, sometimes they fall. ... Boston's angel is a sinner. ...

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• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

That they would be looked on as an outcast, a devil amongst angels, and would carry a burden that only God himself could remove from their soul. ... Dimmesdale revealed his secret, it sort of released Hester and little Pearl of their demons. ...

• Word Count: 1126
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• Grade Level: High School

Chapter One: The Prison Door Summary A large crowd of Puritans stands outside of the prison, waiting for the door to open. The prison is described as a, "wooden jail...already marked with weather-stains and other indications of age which gave a yet darker aspect to its beetle-browed and gloomy fr...

• Word Count: 5572
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: High School