The Scarlet Letter

The soul of Arthur Dimmesdale was endangered by the intention of Roger Chillingworth who destroyed him, but his only savior was pearls. Dimmesdale accepts pearls as his daughter and must publicly admit that he is not tortured by himself. Since the first time we met him, the soul of Arthur Ding Mesdale is in danger. He talked to Hester Prine how the silence of her affected him. He said, "Your silence has no effect unless tempting him - yes, he forces him just like him - add hypocrisy to sin ...? P.62

Dimmesdale and Hester are seeking identity with "red letters" Although the allegory is a clear and attractive interpretation of Hawthorn's "red", I also see the possibility of psychological reading in this novel. Pursuit of ourselves. This also indicates that Hester is strong enough to make a big sacrifice. In addition, it suggests that Hester has "masculine" features like such strong, and finally showed Huster 's Hester' s progress. Furthermore, in the entire novel, Hawthorne valued highly the beauty that Hester has. But she has terrible flaws, red words

"Red Letter" reveals moral and social values ​​related to social discrimination against women through alienation of Hester Prynne, the main character of "Red Letter". In the "red letter", Hester was punished for an affair relationship with Pastor Din Mesdale, and a child named Pearl was born. For adultery, the social authority of Puritan she lived was accused of wearing a red letter on her chest. In fact, however, Hester is "red" and there is social alienation, and it is declared life imprisonment for the reason that the community is looking at a foreign body contaminant. For that reason, women are further alienated because they should act according to society's beliefs.