Mr. Dimmesdale's Feelings of Guilt and Shame in Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "The Scarlet Letter"

Guilt, shame, confession are only a small part of feelings normally associated with sinful behavior. Mr. Arthur Dimmesdale is a respected minister of the Puritan community of the 17th century and it is an example that received the influence of all these feelings after adultery. Dimmesdale was most influenced by Nathaniel Hawthorne's "red letter" as the internal struggle of seven years resulted in his unfortunate death.

In Nathaniel Hawthorne's "red letter", Mr. Din Mesdale's biggest concern is that the citizen will find him adulterous with Hester Pudding. Dimmesdale is afraid that his soul can not recognize this disclosure because he is an important moral character in society. But unless he confessed his offense to the public, he suffered from sin. It was exacerbated by torture by Roger Chillings. He always sinned rather than shame, but he is a teacher.

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne explores the subject of sin and presents a new view of morality and sin. Through Hester Prynne's secret lover, Ding Mesdale Pastor's suffering, Hawthorne was found guilty of body, mind and spirit. Guilt makes the body vivid and exhausts its vitality. It erodes the heart, robs the individual's moral center and silences the gentle voice of God living in all of us. After all, it erodes the spirit, making us all hypocrites and cowards and hiding our secret shame even though we want to repent. But the most important cause of real sin is condemnation that we condemn.

"Red Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne in "Red Letter" is a book deeply related to the life of the main character. After identifying the hero - Hester, Pearl, Dimsdale, Chillingworth -, he showed that every decision they made affected everything else. Both Hester Prynne, Arthur Dimmesdale and Roger Chillingworth are embarrassed in the novel. Hester says, "There are dense, darker hair, very shiny, light hints to get rid of the sun, face, there are impressive eyebrows and dark black in addition to beautiful function and rich skin" eye "(50)