The feelings of torment and suffering experienced by Dimmesdale are delicately conveyed into the content of the novel by using complex diction and subordinate clauses. ... The monotonous tone that creates the image of a dream, the complicated diction that attempts to display the complexity of the human mind, the heavy symbolism that relates subconscious feelings to actions and the complicated syntax of the descriptions used to create the image of the thought are the ways that Hawthorne conveys the tormenting, powerful yet justified feeling of guilt that has infested every centimeter of Dimmesd...

• Word Count: 393
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate