a comparison and contrast in both as worn by hester and dimm

A Comparison and Contrast In Both A'sWorn By Hester and DimmesdaleThe two A's worn in the novel by both Hester and Dimmesdale are dramaticallydifferent, yet they are born and made by the

A Comparison and Contrast In Both A'sWorn By Hester and Dimmesdale

The two A's worn in the novel by both Hester and Dimmesdale are dramaticallydifferent, yet they are born and made by the same identical sins These letters are alsodifferentiated by the infinitely changing

emotional state and physical well being of thecharacter, the towns views

of morality and natural order, and the affecting environment The two sins of most importance in the novel and that serve the greatest

beneficiality in theappearance of the A's are of course adultery and hypocrisy The separation in the appearance of both of the A's begins with each charactersown personal interpretation of the extremity of their sins Where Hester's A is beautifuland artistically done ("fantastically embroidered and illuminated upon her bosom; pg.37)her interpretation of the extremity of her sins is one of self composure and nonchalantness She views her sins solely as a "violation in the natural order" of the

environment andtherefore cannot even perceive her sin as being evil except through outside brainwashing While Dimmesdale's personal interpretation as to the extremity of his own sins is a"violation of God's law," which is the law that he is totally dedicated to and supported by Dimmesdale's interpretation of his sin is much more severe than Hester's,

it is a breach anddirect contradiction of his own self consciousness and physical existence Therefore theappearance of his A, even though it is never directly described in the novel, must be raw,jagged, and brutally crooked ( a ghastly rapture; pg.95) Maybe Dimmesdale's self tortureis

so horrifying or inconceivable that it is either indescribable, ( too mighty

to beexpressed only by the eye of his figure; pg.95), or best left up to the reader's imagination Unlike Hester, Dimmesdale, because of self

interpretation, cannot in any way conceive hissins of being anything but evil Although the appearance of the A's are proportional to the

interpretation by eachcharacter; also the appearance of the A's is directly correlated between the consequenceseach character receives because

of their sins, both Hester's and Dimmesdale's punishmentis introduced through a new character and some sort of isolation The new character's area form of abstract contrasting where each new character is an

extension of the sinner's "A"itself Where as Chillingworth is a doubled extension of Dimmesdale's consciousness;Pearl is a contrast to Hester's creativity, patience, and composure Dimmesdale'spunishment through Chillingworth is one of mental bombardment and spiritual torturewhich supports the theory that Dimmesdale's A must be horrifically putrid

andindescribable Pearl's punishment towards Hester is one of irritation that attempts tocounter balance Hester's everlasting patience and

composure Because Hester does not lether irritation get to her and remains constantly tranquil, the A that she wears (ie theextension of the

A she bears) is as beautiful and natural as she is So the A's worn in the novel, even though from the same origin, are the exactantithesis of each other separated by personal interpretation and individual

consequences Where one character's beauty and open mindedness to her crime and punishment makesher A and her punishment (Pearl)

natural and beautiful While the other character's tortureand self hatred

of himself and his crime make the burden that he carries much more heavy Dimmesdale's A and the extension to his A (Chillingworth) are

ugly, and brutal