Dimmesdale is tormented by his sin and guilt, which ultimately leads to his death. Hawthorne constructs Dimmesdale to be the guiltiest character in the book by slowing open the real minister.The character’s health slowly deteriorates throughout the entire book, showing how guilt slowly eats away at him and physically weakens him. Also the mental health of Dimmesdale slowly diminishes, he becomes depressed haunted by his sin, and cursed by his shame. Hawthorne conveys the true essence of the reverend by relating the minister to us in a heightening way because we also are
Dimmesdale is tormented by his sin and guilt, which ultimately leads to his death. Hawthorne constructs Dimmesdale to be the guiltiest character in the book by slowing open the real minister.The character’s health slowly deteriorates throughout the entire book, showing how guilt slowly eats away at him and physically weakens him. Also the mental health of Dimmesdale slowly diminishes, he becomes depressed haunted by his sin, and cursed by his shame. Hawthorne conveys the true essence of the reverend by relating the minister to us in a heightening way because we also are