Scarlet letter who is the father of hester baby

Dimmesdale, leaving the church after his sermon, sees Hester and Pearl standing before the town scaffold. He impulsively mounts the scaffold with his lover and his daughter, and confesses publicly, exposing a scarlet letter seared into the flesh of his chest. When Hester dies, she is buried next to Dimmesdale. The novel, in brief, tells the tale of an adultress, Hester Prynne, her paramour, Dimmesdale, and her husband, Chillingworth.

In The Scarlet Letter, the idea of sin and punishment is the main theme of the novel and how Hester Prynne, the main character, has been punished for her sin of adultery.

The scarlet letter is meant to be a symbol of shame, but instead it becomes a powerful symbol of identity to Hester. By teaching The Scarlet Letter, I realized the underlying themes, not the supernatural elements that had enthralled me, are what make the story so powerful. Sin, forgiveness, and redemption are timeless ideas. Just like Hester Prynne, young people struggle with the consequences of bad choices.

In The Scarlet Letter, Chillingworth married Hester because he hoped to find some happiness in married life, and she was young and beautiful. He had lived a pretty lonely and solitary existence for most of his years, and he longed for the happiness that he saw so many others enjoy. Because of its vivid portrayal of a family during the Great Depression, the novel is often used in American literature and history classrooms. The message Chopin tries to convey is that women should explore and discover what they need as individuals to be happy—that they do not have to follow traditional paths, such as wife and mother, to be fulfilled.

When Pearl sees her mother without the letter, she reacts by screaming and crying until Hester puts the letter back on. After many years, Hester returns alone and lives quietly in the same cottage she had previously occupied.

She still wears the scarlet letter, and becomes a kind of wise woman who other townspeople can come to for advice. The narrator also describes a lot about his place of work, his job, his society, and himself, all of which contrast with the story he writes after he loses his job.

She will not speak! She does not reveal that Chillingworth is really her husband because she has promised him that she will not. Over the course of his illness, Reverend Dimmesdale grows emaciated, his voice sounds melancholy, and he often places his hand over his heart.

While ill, he seems haunted, depressed, and sullen. He pretends to be a caring physician, but he extorts favors from the clergyman to serve his own selfish need to be near Hester, his legal wife. In the course of the novel, Hester Prynne changes from a vilified sinner to a valued servant of her community. Although she is still ostracized by her fundamentalist and repressive community, she plays the role of loving and compassionate nurse and comforter when anyone needs support.

She also becomes a successful seamstress whose intricate needlework is in high demand. I thought the book was very good. Jan 27, AM.

I first noticed it when Hester first saw him. Feb 11, AM. I knew he was the father the first time he was mentioned in the book. Feb 25, PM. I had a suspicion to who he was right when he entered the book. I asked my mother who had read it before and she would not give it away, but finally I got the truth out of her! Jul 01, PM. The first time he appeared. It was no mystery. Oct 13, PM. Chapter 2. Hawthorne isn't exactly a subtle writer, but then again, I don't think that's his point.

I had the book spoiled by a teacher before reading. She actually said the preacher was the father, so any chance of looking for context clues was tainted. But I have to concur with the other posters that Hawthorne was heavy-handed with his creation of "suspense" surrounding Dimsdale. But then that wasn't the point, he wasn't writing a mystery. Oct 15, AM. The first time he was mentioned, I knew he was the father. Nov 05, AM. I heavily suspected when I read the back of the book the summary and then when he was first mentioned it was incredibly obvious.

The first time he was referred to, also because of the stress under the letter 'A', as his first name is also Arthur.