and Dimmesdale replies, "Not now child, but at another time...At the great judgement day". ... Hester, Dimmesdale, and Pearl's planned departure to Europe was Election day, a New England holiday in which a new governor is installed. ... While Dimmesdale gave his Election Day sermon, Pearl said, "Mother...was that the same minister that kissed me by the brook?" ... The Scarlet Letter is a novel that exemplifies the significance of adherence to Puritan tradition, and the fate of those who deviate from their doctrine. Although Reverend Dimmesdale sins, thus defying these principles, he co...

• Word Count: 1174
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Hawthorne's story begins in seventeenth-century Boston, then a Puritan settlement. ... Hawthorne creates the last scene in the town during the gathering for Election Day. ... Dimmesdale was capable of such a sin as adultery; so then surely other members of the Puritan society must be vulnerable to extreme sinfulness. ...

• Word Count: 1146
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate