Thursday, June 24, 2010

In the famous novel the Scarlet Letter how is Dimmesdale redeemed by the end of it ?

Dimmesdale is in a sense redeemed because in the end he finally reveals the truth about himself and Hester. He climbs onto the scaffold and tells the people the truth. The guilt of keeping things inside for so long has worn down his health, and some of the townspeople even claim to see an A in the very skin of his chest. 


By confessing, he finally removes some of the burden that Hester has carried alone for so long. This shows how guilt can only grow worse when shame causes us to hide from it. The letter worn publicly has slowly lost its stigma for Hester. She can now practically wear it with pride. For Dimmesdale, the guilt destroys him, and in the end he is not even able to escape the shame. He finally finds peace by letting his sins out into the public just like Hester.

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