I feel like the way Dimmesdale and Hester’s deaths and final endings happened were appropriate as they each were created to bring some irony to them. After the minister confesses his sins and leaves it up to God to throw some punish his way, Dimmesdale falls dead. I think this is appropriate for him as he was a minister and the one to be able to connect with God, except however, he left all the blame and guilt on Hester herself which shows once again what a coward he was when he couldn’t even face his own sins. I find this to bring some interesting perspectives to my own beliefs as God will be sure to take every single action you have done in your life into consideration when deciding your fate, and clearly God did not appreciate the minister's actions. Hester and Pearl leave about a year later after Chillington's death, and Hester comes back to continue what she started-- giving back to the community. While Hester was away, the story of her and her scarlet letter soon became legend told in the town throughout the years. I found this to be very interesting. Once a big social event or scandal is over, people generally turn to the newest, bigger story out there as life and people more on. However the stories are still there. I was amazed to find out that after all these years, Hester was still feeling the effects of the scarlet letter, as she continued to help those in need when she came back, Whether this transformation was for better or for worse, it definitely taught me that society influences a lot on how we think and act and behave, and how those influences can stay with you for life. When Hester is laid down besides Dimmesdale, the fact that they weren't as close as to “prevent” anything even after death i found the whole thing funny as the whole point of the book was for them to confess, bare their souls, and leave, when in fact, even in death, society still deemed them unworthy of being together.
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