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1、AboutsinThroughoutTheScarletLetter,theeffectsofsinonthemind,body,andsoulofHester,Dimmesdale,andChillingworthareallvisibleeventhoughtherearemanifestedindifferentwaysforeachcharacter.Eachofthethreearelivinganenormousburdenofsinandeachreflectstheinnertortureinflictedbycarryingaroundsuchsinind
2、ifferingways.Forexample,inTheScarletLetterHesterremainsbeautifulandcomposedontheoutsidethroughoutherpunishmentbutwhileherbodyandcountenanceisnotaffected,hermindisconstantlystrugglingwiththeaftermathofhersin.Chillingworth,ontheotherhand,seemstomakepeacewithhisstatusasavillainanddoesnotappea
3、rtostruggleoftenwiththefateofhissoulorhisconflictingthoughts.Instead,forRoger,theeffectsofhissinaremostclearlyvisibleonhisbody.Heis,likeHesteralthoughinadifferentmanner,markedbyhissin.Theoutwardburdenofhersinismanmade(theletteritself)whereashiscausesincreasingdeformitiesonhisbodyandfeature
4、s.WhileArthurDimmesdalesuffersfromtheeffectsofhissininhismindandhisbody,itismostcrushingtohissoul.Itcouldeasilybeargued,infact,thatDimmesdalesuffersthemostfromtheeffectsofsinsinceheexperiencesinnerturmoilinhismind,body,andsoul—alltoextremedegrees.UnliketheothertwocharactersNathanielHawthor
5、neunravels, hewrestleswithwhattheburdenofsinmeansineternityandthistearshimapartandeventuallyappearstocontributetohisdeath.Ingeneral,whileallthecharacterssufferfromtheeffectsoftheirsininmind,body,andsoul,eachmanifestshisorherguiltandshameindifferentwaysAlthoughitisHester’ssinthatformsthecor
6、eofTheScarletLetter,insomewaysshedoesnotseemtosufferasmanyilleffectsonhermind,body,andsoulthatothercharacterssuchasDimmesdaleandRogerdo.Sheseemstobeabletolivewithhersinandacceptherpunishment,evenwithagracethatstunsthepuritancommunity.Forexample,whilethecommunitywishestomarkherforhersinvisi
7、blyandphysically,Hesterdoesnotsimplyallowthishappenontheirterms.Shewearstheletterbothaspunishmentbutshealsomakesastatementtothecommunitywhen,“Onthebreastofhergown,infineredcloth,surroundedwithanelaborateembroideryandfantasticflourishesofgoldthread,appearedthel
