A Comparison And Contrast In Both As Worn By Hester And Dimmesdale :: essays research papers

A Comparison and Contrast In Both As wasted By Hester and Dimmesdale     The two As worn in the novel by both(prenominal) Hester and Dimmesdale aredramatically different, yet they are born and made by the same identical sins.These letters are also differentiated by the infinitely changing emotional stateand physical well being of the character, the towns views of morality and immanent order, and the affecting environment. The two sins of most importancein the novel and that serve the greatest beneficiality in the appearance of theAs are--of course-- adultery and hypocrisy.     The separation in the appearance of both of the As begins with eachcharacters own personal interpretation of the extremity of their sins. WhereHesters A is beautiful and artistically d hotshot ("fantastically embroidered andilluminated upon her bosom pg.37) her interpretation of the extremity of hersins is one of self composure and nonchalantness. She views her si ns solely asa "violation in the natural order" of the environment and therefore cannot evenperceive her sin as being evil except through outside brainwashing. WhileDimmesdales personal interpretation as to the extremity of his own sins is a"violation of Gods law," which is the law that he is totally dedicated to andsupported by. Dimmesdales interpretation of his sin is much more severe thanHesters, it is a breach and direct contradiction of his own self intellectand physical existence. Therefore the appearance of his A, even though it isnever directly described in the novel, must be raw, jagged, and brutally crooked(...a ghastly fanaticism pg.95). Maybe Dimmesdales self agony is so horrifyingor inconceivable that it is either indescribable, (...too mighty to be expressedonly by the eye of his witness pg.95), or best left up to the readersimagination. Unlike Hester, Dimmesdale, because of self interpretation, cannotin any way conceive his sins of being anything bu t evil.     Although the appearance of the As are comparative to theinterpretation by each character also the appearance of the As is directlycorrelated between the consequences each character receives because of theirsins, both Hesters and Dimmesdales punishment is introduced through a newcharacter and some sort of isolation. The new characters are a form ofabstract contrasting where each new character is an extension of the sinners"A" itself. Where as Chillingworth is a doubled extension of Dimmesdalesconsciousness Pearl is a contrast to Hesters creativity, patience, andcomposure. Dimmesdales punishment through Chillingworth is one of mentalbombardment and spiritual torture which supports the theory that Dimmesdales Amust be horrifically putrid and indescribable. Pearls punishment towards