Part one of term paper
Throughout the novel Arthur Dimmesdale is portrayed as the greatest sinner. Hawthorne shows this by having Dimmesdale decsieve everyone by not confessing his sin. He also shows it having Dimmesdale neglect his responsibilities as a father. He never takes care of Hester and Pearl. Lastly Dimmesdale dies first as a result of his sin.He show ...

Part two of term paper
... in order to repent but it just doesnt work and he still feels guilty. Dimmesdale even stands on the scaffold by himself in the middle of the night. However he was to coward to stand there in the day when people could actually see him. Even in the end of the novel when he confesses he is about to leave the country, still running away from his problems, never facing the consequence of his sin. The townspeople dont want to believe his sin anyway because they think to highly of him. He neglected his ...