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The Power of Secrets in The Scarlet Letter
Deception is defined by Websters Dictionary as the art of
misrepresentation. ... In the novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne ,
Chillingworth and Dimmesdale both use deception to hide secrets from each
other, and from the rest of the town.
Hester Prynne is the only one who knows the secrets that Dimmesdale
and Chillingworth are hiding from the townsfolk. Hester has to control her
desire to tell the truth and practices the art of deception to hide these
secrets. ... There must have been times when the temptation to reveal her
secrets was overwhelming. ... Dimmesdale was overcome with in a great horror of mind, as if the
universe were gazing at a scarlet token on his naked breast, right over his
heart. ... As a clergyman, Dimmesdale is aware of the
mental torture caused by guilty secrets. ... When he realizes that Hester will not
tell him who it is, he says, " He bears no letter of infamy wrought into
his garment as thou does; but I shall read it in his heart. ...
In the novel The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Reverend
Arthur Dimmesdale and Doctor Roger Chillingworth hide secrets from the
other characters.
Approximate Word count = 933
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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