Secret Sin Leads to Guilt In "The Scarlet Letter", Hawthorne depicts a way of life that no longer exists in today's society. ... Hester cannot even bring herself to tell her own daughter the true reason for the scarlet letter, which seems everyone but Pearl knows. ... The quote "The law we broke! ...
Throughout the novel Dimmesdale becomes increasingly hurt, as he bears his own scarlet letter within his heart. ... In this quote the author is telling how Dimmesdale after seven years has become able to declare his love for Hester. ... This sermon is like a slap on the face to the Puritans by showing their unbeknownst hypocrisy where they shuddered at Hester's scarlet letter yet, Dimmesdale's letter received no recognition. ... When the townsfolk claim to have seen a scarlet letter imprinted on the chest of Dimmesdale (pg 176). The narrator isn't saying that there was a letter ...
