Dimmesdale Essay Arthur Dimmesdale in the novel, The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorn was a pastor, respected by all and distrusted by none. This Reverend guided his congregation along their spiritual walks; their pathways to heaven. However, Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale was a mortal. No matter how much he tried to hide this fact, the sin of adultery blackened his heart and soiled his purity. Dimmesdale lead two lives: that of a saint and that of …showed first 75 words of 1023 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1023 total…ritan times. However, even today, the same judgment that was placed upon Dimmesdale and Hester is placed on other sinners and criminals in society. The reader can learn from this that everyone has their own transgression, everyone is a saint, and everyone is a sinner. Let he without sin cast the first stone. The novel, The Scarlet Letter, portrays the hypocrisy that occurred in early America, and is still occurring throughout the entire world today.