The Scarlet Letter: Theme
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The Scarlet Letter is a fine example of a story written upon the theme of sin and redemption. Most of the sins are committed before the story begins. After seven long years of punishment, both by society and by themselves, the sinners gain redemption.
As the story begins, Hester Pyrnne has alread ....
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.... sin by society, but never forgives herself for it. I believe that God redeems her.
The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale was Hester’s partner in sin although the public knows not of it and thinks him to be almost a saint. He has mental anguish for the rest of his life and punishes himself by not eating properly, and by beating himself with a whip. Roger Chillingworth, his physician and Hester’s husband constantly reminds him of his sin. Near the end of the book, Dimmesdale finally tells the pe ....
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