Forgiveness Of Hester And Dimmesdale In Nathaniel Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter

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Forgiveness of Hester and Dimmesdale The author of the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne, has left the end of the story in the reader's hands. Throughout Hester and Dimmesdale's lives they both have committed the wrongful sin of adultery, and not only the society, but also God has shown them the wrong they had done. The showing of their wrong doing has taught them many lessons, they both know why they were wrong and that they shouldn't have committed the sin. As a result of this, I believe that through all the hard times, filled with anguish and despair, the society and God have forgiven both Hester and Dimmesdale. To begin, Hester has learned the mistake of her sin and will now teach Pearl the right way of living. As Hester
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