The Scarlett Letter- Blog 7

Arthur Dimmesdale of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlett Letter really changed and developed in as the novel nears its end. This entire time he has been a great minister who gives outstanding sermons and lives a certain way of life. However, he has been holding a secret in for the last 7 years that has him questioning what he really believes to be true. Especially lately, when he has to stop himself from ruining a young girl's innocent faith. This and other encounters show that since his talk with Hester, he has began questioning things even more. Also, Roger Chillingworth can definitely hold the title of the villain of the novel. Dimmesdale might be questioning his faith and morals, but Chillingworth is truly out to cause trouble. He doesn't want Arthur and Hester to be together. Purely out of spite, he buys a ticket on the boat that Hester and Arthur were planning their escape on. "'Don’t you know,' cried the ship’s captain, 'that this doctor here—he calls himself Chillingworth—has decided to try ship’s cooking along with you?'"(Hawthorne). This is my clue that things are not going to work out for the two in love. I have a feeling the last segment of the novel will leave me unsatisfied.