The novel The Scarlet Letter is a very interesting novel. Hester Prynne, a married woman, sleeps with the town priest. After her husband finds out about this, he tries his hardest to hurt the town priest, Dimmesdale, in any way possible. Dimmesdale really suffers from this and has to deal with Chillingworth, Hester's husband, indirectly and slowly killing him. He has a great amount of guilt on his back. My favorite part of the novel is towards the end when Dimmesdale reads his revised sermon and feels more alive than ever.
Throughout the whole novel, Dimmesdale was suffering the indirect pain Chillingworth was putting him through. At the end of the novel, it is as if Dimmesdale "broke free" from the pain Chillingworth put him through. Ever since Pearl was born, Dimmesdale had been living with guilt and unrevealed secrets. After his sermon, he did not feel sick at all. This is my favorite part because of the great relief that Dimmesdale had at that moment. Much of his pain and guilt had been taken off his back and replaced with strength and power.
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