The Scarlet Letter The Struggle for the Soul of Arthur Dimmesdale

Arthur Dimmesdale’s soul was jeopardized by Roger Chillingworth’s intentions, which were to ruin him, but his only messiah, is Pearl. Dimmesdale must embrace Pearl as his daughter and publicly confess to be free from his self-inflicted torture. Arthur Dimmesdale’s soul was placed in jeopardy since we first saw him. He foreshadowed to Hester Prynne about what the effect of her silence would do to him. He said, ”What can thy silence do …showed first 75 words of 404 total…

…showed last 75 words of 404 total…when he confesses and yells, “Thou Hast escaped me!…Thou Hast escaped me!…” pg.241. Then Dimmesdale turned to Pearl and gave her a kiss, by doing this he announced Pearl as his daughter. This time she does not brush the kiss off, but she starts to cry and she transforms from an imp to a caring little girl. In the battle for his soul, Arthur Dimmesdale went down in glory by confessing to his sin.