Part one of term paper
The Scarlet Letter is a fine example of a story written upon the theme of sin and redemption. Most of the sins are committed before the story begins. After seven long years of punishment, both by society and by themselves, the sinners gain redemption. As the story begins, Hester Pyrnne has already committed adultery with the Reverend Dimmes ...

Part two of term paper
... as giving clothes to the poor, sitting at the bedsides of dying people, and helping the sick, she is seen as a kind, good-hearted person who can do the work that other people can not. In people’s minds, the meaning of the “A” changes form “adultery” to “able.” She is finally forgiven of her sin by society, but never forgives herself for it. I believe that God redeems her. The Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale was Hester’s partner in sin although the public knows not of it and thinks hi ...