<Tab/>What makes an individual human is the absence of perfection. Everyone commits sin either accidentally or intentionally, but it always has a consequence. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the sins committed by the main characters in a Puritan society are analyzed. The different ways each character psychologically deals with the effect of sin demonstrate the fluctuations of human nature. The presence of sin, and its repercussions, link Hester …showed first 75 words of 1637 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1637 total…however, once the Reverend let his secret out, Chillingworth perished as there was no other purpose to his life. Sin is forever part of the human race, including the good or bad, and trying to live a life devoid of it is futile, as it is the human fallibility in every person that allows them to mature and better comprehend the imperfection that is life. <Tab/> <Tab/>