Dimmesdale is the unmarried pastor of Hester‘s congregation; he is also the father of Hester‘s daughter, Pearl. He is a symbol of the secret sinner; one who recognizes his transgression but keeps it hidden and secret, even to his own downfall. C) Pearl Pearl is the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. She is the living manifestation of Hester‘s sin and a symbol of the product of the act of adultery and of an act of passion and love. D) Roger Chillingworth The pseudonym assumed by Hester Prynne‘s aged scholar-husband. He is a symbol of evil, of the “devil’s handyman,” of one consumed with revenge and devoid of compassion. Ⅶ Hawthorne’s attitude toward Puritanism in The Scarlet Letter We can find out the author’s ambivalent feelings about Puritanism by analyzing the four main characters in the novel. A) Acceptance Hawthorne chooses to use God’s criteria to decide whether or not a person is sinful. And he believes that every sin must be punished. First, we should know what God’s criteria is. God’s criteria is chiefly The Ten Commandments and The Seven Deadly Sins. The Ten Commandments: or maidservant, nor your animals, nor the alien within your gates. You shall not murder. Pride; Lechery; Envy; Wrath; Sloth; Glutton Obviously, according to these criteria, Hester Prynne is quite sinful. She is sinful because she disobeys God by committing adultery. When Chillingworth --- Hester Prynne’s husband sent her to the New World, although there was no love at all between the couple, she shouldn’t forget that she had already got married. She had a husband, who was just missing at that time. However, she could not control her vicious desire and had a love affair with the minister --- Dimmesdale. That’s insult to God. That’s betrayal! In such a situation, Hester Prynne forgot God’s instruction and was completely degenerated. So from the very day of her crime, Hester Prynne has to bear all the sufferings that follow. She would be looked down upon by others. Then the two lovers has ever decided to flee to Europe, where they can live with their daughter Pearl as a family .They feel a sense of release there. However, their plan fails. Every sin must be punished. 1 ，法语论文题目，法语毕业论文 |
