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 * The Scarlet Letter: Nathaniel Hawthorne **
 * The climax of the book is when Hester, Pearl, and Dimmesdale are standing together and Roger Chillingworth (Hester’s current husband) sees them, Dimmesdale’s secret sin of being Pearl’s father and committing adultery with Hester. For the first time Dimmesdale’s scarlet letter was no longer a secret. The resolution is when Dimmesdale confesses to his sin and shows his scarlet letter. But after his confession he dies, and Hester is somewhat set free. I believe the theme of the book is based around sin, that even though you may have sinned you can still live your life and eventually be set free and forgiven. The novel showed this through Hester’s struggle with her sin and crime of adultery. Hester is round, protagonist, and dynamic. Roger Chillingworth is round, antagonist, and static. Arthur Dimmesdale is round, and dynamic. Pearl is round, and static. I kind of liked the end of the novel because everything was set right in a way. Everyone knows that the perfect pastor Dimmesdale isn’t so perfect after his confession, and Hester is in a way set free from her sin because everyone knows the Dimmesdale also has to wear the scarlet letter. I also do think this novel is believable because people do sin and some try to cover it up and others admit it and except there punishments but are forgiven in return. I wouldn’t recommend this to friends because it was confusing and it isn’t modern so most of them wouldn’t even think about reading it. My expectations of the novel were met because I expected it to be a confusing read but still have a good story behind it. The part that I didn’t like was the way the book was written. It was written awhile ago so it was hard to understand the type of language they were using. **